82.3% of homes and businesses in the Herefordshire council area can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 0.8 points in a year: 1,285 more premises can now order it. 1,829 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 94,488 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)
| Hereford | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 82.3% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 82.3% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 95.2% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Herefordshire council area ranks 167th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
26,581 of 102,747 premises in BDUK's records (25.9%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by September 2031.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| HR1 | 85% | 97% | 0.9% | 1031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR2 | 72% | 84% | 8.3% | 1300 |
| HR4 | 86% | 97% | 1.9% | 932 |
82.3% of premises in the Herefordshire council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 82.3% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Herefordshire council area went from 81.5% in January 2025 to 82.3% in January 2026: 1,285 more premises.
1,829 premises in the Herefordshire council area (1.9%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 477 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 56% of premises that can get full fibre in the Herefordshire council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
26,581 premises in Hereford can't get gigabit broadband yet. 1,639 are in a provider's own build plans, 7,623 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2031, and 17,319 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 3 postcode districts we cover for Hereford, HR4 has the most gigabit coverage (86% on average) and HR2 the least (72%).
89.6% of premises in the Herefordshire 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 76.7%.