Reading Central Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 55,372 premises
Reading Central is comfortably above the UK's 77.5% full-fibre benchmark, at 93.2%.
Broadband Coverage in Reading Central
England's Reading Central constituency has 55,372 premises on record. 93.2% of those premises can get full-fibre broadband, above-average compared with other UK constituencies, and 94.4% have some form of gigabit-capable connection once upgraded cable networks are counted. Superfast coverage is 99.5%, ultrafast 95.8%.
On connectivity for all households, Reading Central has near-universal baseline connectivity, under 1% of premises sit below the 10 Mbit/s Universal Service Obligation threshold. As gigabit networks become more common, Ofcom is likely to raise the ultrafast threshold in future Connected Nations reports.
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 Metrics
| Metric | % of Premises |
|---|---|
| Full-fibre (FTTP) | 93.2% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 94.4% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 99.5% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 95.8% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.0% |
| Total premises | 55,372 |
Related
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.