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Southend West and Leigh Broadband Coverage

Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 48,614 premises

Southend West and Leigh's full-fibre coverage, 97.9%, beats the UK national average of 77.5%.

97.9%
Full-fibre (FTTP)
98.4%
Gigabit-capable
99.8%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98.6%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)
0.0%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s)

Broadband Coverage in Southend West and Leigh

England constituency Southend West and Leigh counts 48,614 premises within its boundary. 97.9% of those premises can get full-fibre broadband, above-average compared with other UK constituencies, and 98.4% have some form of gigabit-capable connection once upgraded cable networks are counted. Superfast coverage is 99.8%, ultrafast 98.6%.

On connectivity for all households, Southend West and Leigh has all but eliminated its USO gap, under 1% of premises are stuck below the 10 Mbit/s baseline. Expect Ofcom's definition of "ultrafast" to shift upward over time, gigabit-capable networks are becoming the new baseline.

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-fibre (FTTP)97.9%Gigabit-capable98.4%Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)99.8%Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s)98.6%
Broadband coverage metrics for Southend West and Leigh - Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

Full Metrics

Metric % of Premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) 97.9%
Gigabit-capable broadband 98.4%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) 99.8%
Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) 98.6%
Below USO (10 Mbit/s) 0.0%
Total premises 48,614

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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.

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.