LOTHIAN EAST Broadband Coverage

Westminster parliamentary constituency · Scotland · 49,077 premises

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

LOTHIAN EAST sits above the national curve for full-fibre, 89.1% versus a 81% UK average.

The verdict

LOTHIAN EAST ranks #195 of 650 constituencies for full-fibre (89.1%) and #101 for the fixed/FWA availability gap (0.2%) - those two corpus maps diverge.

#195 of 650 constituencies (full-fibre)

#101 of 650 for fixed/FWA gap

89.1% full-fibre (FTTP)

89.1%

Full-fibre (FTTP)

89.1%

Gigabit-capable · middle third

96.3%

Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) · bottom third

89.0%

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) · middle third

0.2%

No decent fixed/FWA broadband · bottom third

Broadband Coverage in LOTHIAN EAST

Scotland's LOTHIAN EAST constituency has 49,077 premises on record. Its full-fibre availability of 89.1% is above-average; add in gigabit-capable cable upgrades and that figure rises to 89.1%. Superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) is available to 96.3% of premises, with 89.0% able to reach ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) speeds.

On connectivity for all households, LOTHIAN EAST has near-universal fixed and fixed-wireless broadband availability: fewer than 1% of premises cannot receive a decent service. Full-fibre sits in the top third of UK seats at 89.1%; Ofcom still flags 0.2% of premises without decent fixed/FWA broadband on the Spring 2026 measure.

Where these figures come from

Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations Spring 2026 report (January 2026 snapshot, published May 2026 (r1)), 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 Scotland with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.

Coverage Metrics

Broadband coverage metrics for LOTHIAN EAST - Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026

Where LOTHIAN EAST Sits Nationally

LOTHIAN EAST vs every UK parliamentary constituency

Full-fibre coverage distribution across all 650 UK constituencies. LOTHIAN EAST's 89.1% places it in the highlighted band.

89.1% Top 30% higher than 70% of 650 UK constituencies

every UK parliamentary constituency, bucketed by value

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Source Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 · January 2026 snapshot, published May 2026 (r1)

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Source: Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026 snapshot, published May 2026 (r1)).

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Nationwide constituencies with similar full-fibre or gigabit coverage

Two Ofcom peer sets for LOTHIAN EAST (top-third full-fibre at 89.1%), both outside Scotland so the neighborhoods are not the same-nation Nearby block above.

Similar full-fibre

Nearest other-nation constituencies by full-fibre coverage (89.1% here; floor ≥5,000 premises).

DAGENHAM AND RAINHAM 89.1% · England CAMBRIDGE 89.1% · England ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN 89.0% · England COLNE VALLEY 89.2% · England

Similar gigabit

Nearest other-nation constituencies by gigabit-capable coverage (89.1% here).

BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN AND PEACEHAVEN 89.1% · England EPPING FOREST 89.1% · England HERTSMERE 89.1% · England BASINGSTOKE 89.0% · England

Frequently Asked Questions

How does LOTHIAN EAST's full-fibre coverage compare with other UK constituencies?

Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 puts full-fibre (FTTP) at 89.1% of premises in LOTHIAN EAST, ranked #195 of 650 UK constituencies (higher than 455 of them). The UK average is 81%.

Is the fixed/FWA availability gap closed in LOTHIAN EAST?

Ofcom's Spring 2026 measure still flags 0.2% of premises in LOTHIAN EAST without decent fixed or fixed-wireless broadband. That is an availability statistic, not an individual USO eligibility decision.

What 89.1% full-fibre means for LOTHIAN EAST

LOTHIAN EAST is 8.1pp ahead of the 81% UK average, but coverage still varies street by street.

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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, January 2026 release (r1). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.

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.