83.5% of homes and businesses in the Cumberland council area can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 23.3 points in a year: 35,337 more premises can now order it. 2,286 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 149,392 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)
| Carlisle | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 83.5% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 84.8% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 96.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Cumberland council area ranks 157th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
21,669 of 156,267 premises in BDUK's records (13.9%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by December 2027.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| CA1 | 91% | 99% | 0.2% | 645 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA2 | 95% | 99% | 0% | 959 |
| CA3 | 84% | 98% | 0.4% | 555 |
| CA4 | 63% | 84% | 9% | 473 |
| CA5 | 71% | 88% | 5.9% | 350 |
83.5% of premises in the Cumberland council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 84.8% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Cumberland council area went from 60.2% in January 2025 to 83.5% in January 2026: 35,337 more premises.
2,286 premises in the Cumberland council area (1.5%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 609 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 44% of premises that can get full fibre in the Cumberland council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
21,669 premises in Carlisle can't get gigabit broadband yet. 3,132 are in a provider's own build plans, 8,150 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by December 2027, and 10,387 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 Carlisle, CA2 has the most gigabit coverage (95% on average) and CA4 the least (63%).
94.4% of premises in the Cumberland council area have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 82.2%.