91.3% of homes and businesses in Bradford can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 12.0 points in a year: 35,590 more premises can now order it. 471 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 236,231 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)
| Bradford | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 91.3% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 95.5% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Bradford ranks 64th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
18,515 of 251,451 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 March 2027.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| BD1 | 79% | 85% | 0.3% | 391 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD2 | 98% | 100% | 0.2% | 726 |
| BD3 | 90% | 100% | 0% | 577 |
| BD4 | 95% | 98% | 0.2% | 957 |
| BD5 | 94% | 98% | 0% | 604 |
| BD6 | 97% | 100% | 0% | 735 |
| BD7 | 95% | 98% | 0% | 628 |
| BD8 | 96% | 99% | 0.2% | 631 |
| BD9 | 97% | 99% | 0.5% | 533 |
| BD10 | 97% | 99% | 0% | 709 |
| BD11 | 99% | 99% | 0.3% | 307 |
| BD12 | 94% | 99% | 0.1% | 609 |
| BD13 | 95% | 98% | 0.6% | 952 |
| BD14 | 96% | 99% | 0.2% | 239 |
| BD15 | 96% | 99% | 0.7% | 441 |
| BD16 | 90% | 97% | 0.9% | 815 |
| BD17 | 93% | 98% | 0.2% | 620 |
| BD18 | 94% | 99% | 0% | 713 |
| HX3 | 89% | 98% | 0.1% | 1417 |
| LS19 | 96% | 98% | 1.4% | 556 |
91.3% of premises in Bradford could order full fibre in January 2026, and 95.5% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Bradford went from 79.3% in January 2025 to 91.3% in January 2026: 35,590 more premises.
471 premises in Bradford (0.2%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 3 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 39% of premises that can get full fibre in Bradford have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
18,515 premises in Bradford can't get gigabit broadband yet. 4,713 are in a provider's own build plans, 1,463 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2027, and 12,339 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 20 postcode districts we cover for Bradford, BD11 has the most gigabit coverage (99% on average) and BD1 the least (79%).
100% of premises in Bradford have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 95.7%.