PlainBroadband

UK Broadband Research

Data-driven research using Ofcom Connected Nations figures. All analysis is drawn from the official source data, no projections, no invented numbers.

Research at a glance

PlainBroadband research covers 361 local authorities and 650 constituencies, with UK-wide full-fibre availability at 81% and gigabit-capable coverage at 87.8% (Ofcom Connected Nations, premises-weighted).

361
Local authorities
650
Constituencies
81%
UK full-fibre (premises-weighted)
87.8%
UK gigabit-capable

Every figure is computed from the portal database and links to its method and source context.

UK Full-Fibre Coverage by Nation, 2026 data

A data-driven analysis of how full-fibre, gigabit, and decent fixed/FWA coverage compares across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, using live Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 figures.

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Gigabit Broadband Availability Across the UK (2026)

Authority-level analysis of gigabit-capable broadband coverage, which areas lead, which lag, and how gigabit availability relates to full-fibre build across all 361 local authorities.

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The UK Fixed/FWA Availability Gap (2026)

Which local authorities have the highest proportion of premises still unable to access 10 Mbit/s broadband? An analysis of the fixed/FWA availability gap with a focus on rural communities left behind by commercial deployment.

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Full-Fibre Take-Up vs Availability in the UK (2026)

Where is full-fibre available but households haven't switched yet? An examination of the adoption gap between availability and take-up across UK local authorities, and what drives conversion rates.

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All research uses live data from our database. For methodology details, see our methodology page. Browse the underlying data: local authorities · nations · rankings. For deeper infrastructure analysis, see our analysis section.

Download the Ofcom Connected Nations local-authority snapshot cited on this page: ofcom-connected-nations-statistics.csv (CC BY 4.0 for this derived file; Ofcom source tables remain OGL).

This page draws directly on 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.