72.7% of homes and businesses in Devon can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 4.1 points in a year: 28,907 more premises can now order it. 15,654 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 627,102 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)
| Devon | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 72.7% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 77.8% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 93.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
186,339 of 668,332 premises in BDUK's records (27.9%) 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.
Ranked by full fibre coverage. UK rank is out of 361 council areas.
| Torbay | 83.6% | 87.8% | +3.1 | 97 | 156 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 79.9% | 90.4% | +1.8 | 544 | 192 |
| Plymouth | 78.2% | 93.8% | +10.9 | 575 | 209 |
| East Devon | 75.2% | 75.2% | +2.2 | 1,646 | 242 |
| Teignbridge | 73.8% | 76.9% | +1.4 | 1,687 | 263 |
| Mid Devon | 67.2% | 67.2% | +11.3 | 2,304 | 311 |
| West Devon | 64.2% | 64.2% | +6.3 | 2,126 | 323 |
| North Devon | 60.9% | 60.9% | -4.0 | 1,819 | 335 |
| Torridge | 60% | 60% | +0.0 | 2,696 | 338 |
| South Hams | 58.6% | 58.7% | +3.6 | 2,160 | 344 |
72.7% of premises in Devon could order full fibre in January 2026, and 77.8% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Devon went from 68.6% in January 2025 to 72.7% in January 2026: 28,907 more premises.
15,654 premises in Devon (2.5%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 2,510 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 47% of premises that can get full fibre in Devon have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
186,339 premises in Devon can't get gigabit broadband yet. 27,189 are in a provider's own build plans, 28,855 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 130,295 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Torbay has the highest full fibre coverage in Devon (83.6%) and South Hams the lowest (58.6%).
92.9% of premises in Devon have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 85.3%.