83.9% of homes and businesses in Blackpool can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 42.8 points in a year: 34,673 more premises can now order it. 9 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 79,872 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)
| Blackpool | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 83.9% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 93.6% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Blackpool ranks 153rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
6,257 of 84,195 premises in BDUK's records (7.4%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by September 2030.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| FY1 | 91% | 98% | 0% | 924 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2 | 98% | 99% | 0% | 557 |
| FY3 | 91% | 99% | 0% | 783 |
| FY4 | 87% | 98% | 0.5% | 1119 |
| FY5 | 95% | 99% | 0% | 1176 |
| FY6 | 94% | 97% | 1.2% | 806 |
83.9% of premises in Blackpool could order full fibre in January 2026, and 93.6% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Blackpool went from 41.1% in January 2025 to 83.9% in January 2026: 34,673 more premises.
9 premises in Blackpool (0%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 0 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 22% of premises that can get full fibre in Blackpool have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
6,257 premises in Blackpool can't get gigabit broadband yet. 1,244 are in a provider's own build plans, 10 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 5,003 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 6 postcode districts we cover for Blackpool, FY2 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and FY4 the least (87%).
100% of premises in Blackpool have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 95.8%.