75.1% of homes and businesses in Bedford can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 10.6 points in a year: 9,987 more premises can now order it. 520 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 85,658 premises (homes and businesses), January 2026.
Share of premises that can order full fibre (and gigabit, which also counts cable).
Full fibre Gigabit-capable (incl. cable)
| Bedford | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 75.1% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 85.4% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 97.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Bedford ranks 244th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
11,950 of 88,235 premises in BDUK's records (13.5%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by March 2032.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| MK40 | 84% | 95% | 0% | 898 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK41 | 91% | 98% | 0.9% | 1052 |
| MK42 | 92% | 99% | 0.8% | 1236 |
| MK43 | 68% | 91% | 3.7% | 1106 |
| MK44 | 43% | 81% | 7.2% | 665 |
75.1% of premises in Bedford could order full fibre in January 2026, and 85.4% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Bedford went from 64.5% in January 2025 to 75.1% in January 2026: 9,987 more premises.
520 premises in Bedford (0.6%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 65 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 47% of premises that can get full fibre in Bedford have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
11,950 premises in Bedford can't get gigabit broadband yet. 1,648 are in a provider's own build plans, 356 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 9,946 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 5 postcode districts we cover for Bedford, MK42 has the most gigabit coverage (92% on average) and MK44 the least (43%).
98.6% of premises in Bedford have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 87.5%.