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South Devon Broadband Coverage

Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 53,261 premises

Full-fibre coverage of 63.0% is below the UK national average of 77.5%. The constituency is broadly in line with national trends for full-fibre broadband.

63.0%
Full-fibre (FTTP)
63.2%
Gigabit-capable
90.8%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
63.2%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)
0.6%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s)
63.2%
≥300 Mbit/s capable

Broadband Coverage in South Devon

South Devon is a Westminster parliamentary constituency in England with 53,261 premises. Full-fibre (FTTP) broadband is available to 63.0% of premises — broadly in line with national trends for a UK constituency. The gigabit-capable figure of 63.2% is typically higher than full-fibre because it includes premises served by upgraded cable (DOCSIS 3.1) networks where a full-fibre connection is not yet available. Superfast broadband (≥30 Mbit/s) covers 90.8% of premises, and ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) reaches 63.2%.

On connectivity for all households, fewer than 1% of premises in South Devon fall below the 10 Mbit/s Universal Service Obligation standard, indicating near-universal baseline connectivity. The ge300 column shows coverage at the 300 Mbit/s threshold — 63.2% of premises can access this tier — which is relevant as Ofcom's ultrafast threshold may be revised upward in future reporting cycles as gigabit networks become the standard.

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

Broadband coverage metrics for South Devon — Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

Full-fibre (FTTP)63%Gigabit-capable63.2%Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)90.8%Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)63.2%
Broadband coverage metrics for South Devon — Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

Full Metrics

Metric % of Premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) 63.0%
Gigabit-capable broadband 63.2%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) 90.8%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) 63.2%
≥300 Mbit/s capable 63.2%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s) 0.6%
Total premises 53,261

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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.