93.1% of homes and businesses in Leeds can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 1.9 points in a year: 10,227 more premises can now order it. 848 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 394,243 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)
| Leeds | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 93.1% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 96% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.5% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Leeds ranks 39th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
33,317 of 412,124 premises in BDUK's records (8.1%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by March 2027.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| LS1 | 87% | 89% | 0% | 350 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS2 | 84% | 88% | 0% | 322 |
| LS3 | 83% | 98% | 0% | 115 |
| LS4 | 98% | 99% | 0% | 208 |
| LS5 | 97% | 100% | 0% | 204 |
| LS6 | 98% | 99% | 0% | 851 |
| LS7 | 97% | 99% | 0.3% | 681 |
| LS8 | 98% | 99% | 0% | 918 |
| LS9 | 98% | 99% | 0.4% | 880 |
| LS10 | 96% | 99% | 0.4% | 893 |
| LS11 | 98% | 99% | 0.2% | 924 |
| LS12 | 98% | 99% | 0.3% | 1198 |
| LS13 | 99% | 100% | 0% | 889 |
| LS14 | 96% | 98% | 0.5% | 941 |
| LS15 | 97% | 98% | 0.6% | 994 |
| LS16 | 92% | 97% | 0.5% | 1003 |
| LS17 | 89% | 97% | 0.7% | 1238 |
| LS18 | 93% | 98% | 0.2% | 527 |
| LS26 | 93% | 97% | 0.7% | 781 |
| LS27 | 98% | 99% | 0.2% | 1096 |
| LS28 | 98% | 100% | 0% | 1133 |
| WF3 | 96% | 99% | 0.5% | 951 |
93.1% of premises in Leeds could order full fibre in January 2026, and 96% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Leeds went from 91.2% in January 2025 to 93.1% in January 2026: 10,227 more premises.
848 premises in Leeds (0.2%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 33 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 50% of premises that can get full fibre in Leeds have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
33,317 premises in Leeds can't get gigabit broadband yet. 4,827 are in a provider's own build plans, 1,664 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2027, and 26,826 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 22 postcode districts we cover for Leeds, LS13 has the most gigabit coverage (99% on average) and LS3 the least (83%).
100% of premises in Leeds have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 96.8%.