86.9% of homes and businesses in Newcastle can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 2.0 points in a year: 4,010 more premises can now order it. 320 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 145,462 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)
| Newcastle | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 86.9% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 91.2% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 97.1% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Newcastle ranks 112nd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
17,083 of 154,677 premises in BDUK's records (11%) 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.
| NE1 | 36% | 50% | 0.4% | 508 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE2 | 85% | 98% | 0% | 494 |
| NE3 | 95% | 100% | 0% | 1152 |
| NE4 | 95% | 100% | 0% | 796 |
| NE5 | 95% | 99% | 0.1% | 1140 |
| NE6 | 87% | 98% | 0.8% | 1052 |
| NE7 | 98% | 100% | 0% | 275 |
| NE13 | 77% | 95% | 2.2% | 481 |
| NE15 | 87% | 97% | 0.6% | 909 |
86.9% of premises in Newcastle could order full fibre in January 2026, and 91.2% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Newcastle went from 84.9% in January 2025 to 86.9% in January 2026: 4,010 more premises.
320 premises in Newcastle (0.2%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 5 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 Newcastle have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
17,083 premises in Newcastle can't get gigabit broadband yet. 3,951 are in a provider's own build plans, 53 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 13,079 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 9 postcode districts we cover for Newcastle, NE7 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and NE1 the least (36%).
100% of premises in Newcastle 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%.