81.2% of homes and businesses in the Medway council area can get full fibre broadband, close to the UK figure of 81%. That's up 4.7 points in a year: 6,317 more premises can now order it. 765 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 126,910 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)
| Chatham | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 81.2% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 90.4% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.3% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Medway council area ranks 180th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
14,083 of 130,787 premises in BDUK's records (10.8%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by March 2029.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| ME1 | 85% | 97% | 1.2% | 855 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME2 | 79% | 96% | 1.7% | 956 |
| ME3 | 62% | 88% | 5.8% | 855 |
| ME4 | 74% | 93% | 1.4% | 773 |
| ME5 | 94% | 99% | 0.2% | 993 |
| ME7 | 90% | 98% | 0.4% | 1012 |
| ME8 | 97% | 99% | 0.3% | 1118 |
81.2% of premises in the Medway council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 90.4% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Medway council area went from 76.5% in January 2025 to 81.2% in January 2026: 6,317 more premises.
765 premises in the Medway council area (0.6%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 24 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 the Medway council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
14,083 premises in Chatham can't get gigabit broadband yet. 5,088 are in a provider's own build plans, 1,413 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2029, and 7,582 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 7 postcode districts we cover for Chatham, ME8 has the most gigabit coverage (97% on average) and ME3 the least (62%).
100% of premises in the Medway 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 93%.