Cardiff East Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · Wales · 48,291 premises
Full-fibre coverage of 78.5% is above the UK national average of 77.5%. The constituency is broadly in line with national trends for full-fibre broadband.
Broadband Coverage in Cardiff East
Cardiff East is a Westminster parliamentary constituency in Wales with 48,291 premises. Full-fibre (FTTP) broadband is available to 78.5% of premises — broadly in line with national trends for a UK constituency. The gigabit-capable figure of 93.9% is typically higher than full-fibre because it includes premises served by upgraded cable (DOCSIS 3.1) networks where a full-fibre connection is not yet available. Superfast broadband (≥30 Mbit/s) covers 98.8% of premises, and ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) reaches 94.2%.
On connectivity for all households, fewer than 1% of premises in Cardiff East fall below the 10 Mbit/s Universal Service Obligation standard, indicating near-universal baseline connectivity. The ge300 column shows coverage at the 300 Mbit/s threshold — 94.2% of premises can access this tier — which is relevant as Ofcom's ultrafast threshold may be revised upward in future reporting cycles as gigabit networks become the standard.
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 Wales with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.
Coverage Metrics
Broadband coverage metrics for Cardiff East — Ofcom Connected Nations 2025
Full Metrics
| Metric | % of Premises |
|---|---|
| Full-fibre (FTTP) | 78.5% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 93.9% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 98.8% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 94.2% |
| ≥300 Mbit/s capable | 94.2% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.0% |
| Total premises | 48,291 |
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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.