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Compare Local Authorities

Select any two UK local authority districts to compare their fixed-broadband coverage figures from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 side by side. Use this tool to assess connectivity differences before moving house, evaluating business locations, or researching local digital infrastructure. All data is premises-based coverage (availability, not subscriptions) from July 2025.

Best connected full-fibre coverage
  1. 1 Kingston upon Hull, City of 99.6%
  2. 2 Southend-on-Sea 97.6%
  3. 3 Bracknell Forest 96.6%
  4. 4 Antrim and Newtownabbey 96.3%
  5. 5 Coventry 96.3%
Least connected full-fibre coverage
  1. 1 Na h-Eileanan Siar 10.3%
  2. 2 Harlow 16.4%
  3. 3 Shetland Islands 17.2%
  4. 4 Argyll and Bute 21.1%
  5. 5 Orkney Islands 24.9%

Quick start: compare Kingston upon Hull, City of with Na h-Eileanan Siar — the widest full-fibre gap in the UK (99.6% vs 10.3%).

The national full-fibre spread

Every UK local authority, bucketed by full-fibre coverage. Whichever pair you compare, this is the distribution they sit within — the average band is highlighted.

75.5% UK AVERAGE across all 361 local authorities

10–19%: 3 authorities 20–29%: 2 authorities 30–39%: 3 authorities 40–49%: 10 authorities 50–59%: 24 authorities 60–69%: 65 authorities 70–79%: 103 authorities 80–89%: 93 authorities UK average 90–99%: 58 authorities 0% 100%

every UK local authority, bucketed by full-fibre coverage

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 (July 2025, r01)

How to use this tool

  1. Select a first local authority from the dropdown above (or pick one from the leaderboards).
  2. Select a second local authority to compare it with.
  3. Click Compare to see a side-by-side breakdown of all coverage metrics.

The tool covers all 361 UK local authority districts using Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 data. Looking for constituency data? Browse all 650 Westminster constituencies.