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ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN Broadband Coverage

Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 51,154 premises

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN sits above the national curve for full-fibre, 89.0% versus a 81% UK average.

The verdict

ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN ranks #196 of 650 constituencies for full-fibre (89.0%) and #558 for the fixed/FWA availability gap (0.0%) - those two corpus maps diverge.

#196 of 650 constituencies (full-fibre)

#558 of 650 for fixed/FWA gap

89.0% full-fibre (FTTP)

89.0%

Full-fibre (FTTP)

89.7%

Gigabit-capable · middle third

97.6%

Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) · bottom third

89.8%

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) · middle third

0.0%

No decent fixed/FWA broadband · middle third

Broadband Coverage in ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN

ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN is a Westminster constituency in England covering 51,154 premises. 89.0% can order full-fibre broadband today, a figure that is above-average. Counting gigabit-capable cable upgrades alongside full-fibre lifts coverage to 89.7%; superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) reaches 97.6% of premises and ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more) reaches 89.8%.

On connectivity for all households, ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN 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 89.0%, and Ofcom's Spring 2026 measure shows every measured premise can receive decent fixed or fixed-wireless broadband.

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

Broadband coverage metrics for ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN - Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026

Where ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN Sits Nationally

ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN vs every UK parliamentary constituency

Full-fibre coverage distribution across all 650 UK constituencies. ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN's 89.0% places it in the highlighted band.

89% 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 ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN (top-third full-fibre at 89.0%), 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 (89.0% here; floor ≥5,000 premises).

LOTHIAN EAST 89.1% · Scotland EDINBURGH SOUTH WEST 88.8% · Scotland EAST RENFREWSHIRE 88.8% · Scotland SWANSEA WEST 89.4% · Wales

Similar gigabit

Nearest other-nation constituencies by gigabit-capable coverage (89.7% here).

COWDENBEATH AND KIRKCALDY 89.4% · Scotland CAERPHILLY 89.4% · Wales HAMILTON AND CLYDE VALLEY 89.3% · Scotland GLENROTHES AND MID FIFE 90.3% · Scotland

Frequently Asked Questions

How does ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN's full-fibre coverage compare with other UK constituencies?

Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 puts full-fibre (FTTP) at 89.0% of premises in ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN, ranked #196 of 650 UK constituencies (higher than 454 of them). The UK average is 81%.

Is the fixed/FWA availability gap closed in ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN?

Ofcom's Spring 2026 measure shows every measured premise in ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN can receive decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed-wireless network.

What 89.0% full-fibre means for ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN

ROSSENDALE AND DARWEN is 8.0pp 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.