North Herefordshire Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 45,599 premises
North Herefordshire sits below the UK's 81% full-fibre benchmark, at 79.1%.
The verdict
North Herefordshire ranks #394 of 650 constituencies for full-fibre (79.1%) and #60 for the fixed/FWA availability gap (0.4%) - those two corpus maps diverge.
Broadband Coverage in North Herefordshire
On the Ofcom register, North Herefordshire (England) lists 45,599 premises. 95.2% of premises have superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) broadband and 79.2% reach ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more); underpinning both is a full-fibre figure of 79.1%, broadly in line with national trends, and a gigabit-capable figure of 79.1% once cable upgrades are counted.
On connectivity for all households, North Herefordshire has near-universal fixed and fixed-wireless broadband availability: fewer than 1% of premises cannot receive a decent service. Mid-pack full-fibre at 79.1% is 1.9pp below the 81% UK average; gigabit-capable coverage is 79.1% and ultrafast 79.2%.
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 England with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.
Coverage Metrics
Where North Herefordshire Sits Nationally
North Herefordshire vs every UK parliamentary constituency
Full-fibre coverage distribution across all 650 UK constituencies. North Herefordshire's 79.1% places it in the highlighted band.
79.1% 394th of 650 higher than 256 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)
Related
Source: Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026 snapshot, published May 2026 (r1)).
Nationwide constituencies with similar full-fibre or gigabit coverage
Two Ofcom peer sets for North Herefordshire (mid-pack full-fibre at 79.1%), both outside England so the neighborhoods are not the same-nation Nearby block above.
Similar full-fibre
Nearest other-nation constituencies by full-fibre coverage (79.1% here; floor ≥5,000 premises).
Similar gigabit
Nearest other-nation constituencies by gigabit-capable coverage (79.1% here).
What 79.1% full-fibre means for North Herefordshire
North Herefordshire is 1.9pp behind the 81% UK average, worth checking your own address before assuming the gap applies to you.
- Check your own address, a constituency average can hide big street-by-street differences in coverage. Check your postcode
- See how North Herefordshire ranks against every other UK constituency, not just the national average. Full UK rankings
- Learn what to do if full-fibre is not available at your address yet. How Ofcom Connected Nations works
Coverage figures are Ofcom Connected Nations availability data, not a guarantee of service at any single address; always check before switching.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does North Herefordshire sit in the national full-fibre distribution?
North Herefordshire has 79.1% full-fibre coverage, 1.9pp below the 81% UK average (rank #394 of 650), higher than 256 of 650 UK constituencies. Gigabit-capable coverage is 79.1%.
What share of North Herefordshire premises still lack decent fixed/FWA broadband?
0.4% of premises in North Herefordshire cannot receive decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed-wireless network on Ofcom's Spring 2026 measure. Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) coverage is 79.2%.
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.