Reading West and Mid Berkshire Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 41,296 premises
90.4% full-fibre puts Reading West and Mid Berkshire ahead of the 77.5% UK average.
Broadband Coverage in Reading West and Mid Berkshire
With 41,296 premises, Reading West and Mid Berkshire sits in England. Full-fibre reaches 90.4% of them, above-average for a UK seat, while gigabit-capable coverage (which also counts upgraded DOCSIS 3.1 cable) stands at 91.0%. Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) covers 98.8% and ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) reaches 91.2%.
On connectivity for all households, Reading West and Mid Berkshire has all but eliminated its USO gap, under 1% of premises are stuck below the 10 Mbit/s baseline. Ofcom's ultrafast threshold may be revised upward in future reporting cycles as gigabit networks become the standard.
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) | 90.4% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 91.0% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 98.8% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 91.2% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.0% |
| Total premises | 41,296 |
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.