90.7% of homes and businesses in the Rushmoor council area can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 8.7 points in a year: 4,503 more premises can now order it. 394 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 45,277 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)
| Farnborough | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 90.7% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 96.2% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Rushmoor council area ranks 68th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
3,584 of 46,298 premises in BDUK's records (7.7%) 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.
| GU11 | 92% | 96% | 1.7% | 668 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU12 | 94% | 99% | 0% | 789 |
| GU14 | 94% | 98% | 1.1% | 1304 |
| GU16 | 90% | 99% | 0% | 577 |
| GU17 | 90% | 97% | 0.3% | 301 |
90.7% of premises in the Rushmoor council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 96.2% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Rushmoor council area went from 82% in January 2025 to 90.7% in January 2026: 4,503 more premises.
394 premises in the Rushmoor council area (0.9%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 7 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 33% of premises that can get full fibre in the Rushmoor council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
3,584 premises in Farnborough can't get gigabit broadband yet. 1,606 are in a provider's own build plans, 234 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 1,744 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 Farnborough, GU12 has the most gigabit coverage (94% on average) and GU17 the least (90%).
100% of premises in the Rushmoor 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 98.8%.