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Blackley and Middleton South Broadband Coverage

Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 47,835 premises

Blackley and Middleton South sits below the UK's 77.5% full-fibre benchmark, at 76.9%.

76.9%
Full-fibre (FTTP)
91.5%
Gigabit-capable
99.1%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
92.2%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)
0.0%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s)

Broadband Coverage in Blackley and Middleton South

Blackley and Middleton South, part of England, has 47,835 premises. Its full-fibre availability of 76.9% is broadly in line with national trends; add in gigabit-capable cable upgrades and that figure rises to 91.5%. Superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) is available to 99.1% of premises, with 92.2% able to reach ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) speeds.

On connectivity for all households, the 10 Mbit/s Universal Service Obligation minimum is met almost everywhere in Blackley and Middleton South, under 1% of premises fall short. The 300 Mbit/s ultrafast line is not fixed forever, Ofcom revisits its speed tiers as coverage grows.

Where these figures come from

Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in England with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.

Coverage Metrics

Full-fibre (FTTP)76.9%Gigabit-capable91.5%Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)99.1%Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)92.2%
Broadband coverage metrics for Blackley and Middleton South - Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

Full Metrics

Metric % of Premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) 76.9%
Gigabit-capable broadband 91.5%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) 99.1%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) 92.2%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s) 0.0%
Total premises 47,835

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.

Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.