Southend East and Rochford Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 49,011 premises
Full-fibre coverage of 96.4% in Southend East and Rochford is above the UK national average of 77.5%.
Broadband Coverage in Southend East and Rochford
England's Southend East and Rochford constituency has 49,011 premises on record. 99.5% of premises have superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) broadband and 97.4% reach ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more); underpinning both is a full-fibre figure of 96.4%, above-average, and a gigabit-capable figure of 97.1% once cable upgrades are counted.
On connectivity for all households, Southend East and Rochford has all but eliminated its USO gap, under 1% of premises are stuck below the 10 Mbit/s baseline. 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) | 96.4% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 97.1% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 99.5% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 97.4% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.0% |
| Total premises | 49,011 |
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.