83.4% of homes and businesses in Bristol can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 3.6 points in a year: 9,132 more premises can now order it. 668 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 219,825 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)
| Bristol | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 83.4% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 94.1% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 97% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Bristol ranks 159th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
19,425 of 233,253 premises in BDUK's records (8.3%) 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.
| BS1 | 82% | 85% | 1.1% | 709 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS2 | 84% | 92% | 0.1% | 616 |
| BS3 | 93% | 97% | 0.4% | 952 |
| BS4 | 96% | 99% | 0.3% | 1075 |
| BS5 | 94% | 97% | 1.3% | 1295 |
| BS6 | 98% | 99% | 0% | 759 |
| BS7 | 96% | 100% | 0.1% | 783 |
| BS8 | 90% | 95% | 2.2% | 796 |
| BS9 | 94% | 98% | 0% | 872 |
| BS10 | 89% | 97% | 1.5% | 762 |
| BS11 | 89% | 90% | 3.5% | 580 |
| BS13 | 98% | 99% | 0.4% | 769 |
| BS14 | 96% | 96% | 1% | 726 |
| BS15 | 87% | 99% | 0% | 1145 |
| BS16 | 87% | 98% | 0.4% | 2012 |
| BS31 | 89% | 95% | 0.7% | 681 |
83.4% of premises in Bristol could order full fibre in January 2026, and 94.1% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Bristol went from 79.8% in January 2025 to 83.4% in January 2026: 9,132 more premises.
668 premises in Bristol (0.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 26 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 43% of premises that can get full fibre in Bristol have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
19,425 premises in Bristol can't get gigabit broadband yet. 5,639 are in a provider's own build plans, 124 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 13,662 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 16 postcode districts we cover for Bristol, BS13 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and BS1 the least (82%).
100% of premises in Bristol have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 96.9%.