91.2% of homes and businesses in Northamptonshire can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 2.8 points in a year: 14,230 more premises can now order it. 1,655 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 368,387 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)
| Northamptonshire | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 91.2% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 94.8% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
36,378 of 391,240 premises in BDUK's records (9.3%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by March 2032.
Ranked by full fibre coverage. UK rank is out of 361 council areas.
| West Northamptonshire | 93.5% | 94.3% | +1.5 | 1,093 | 33 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Northamptonshire | 88.6% | 95.3% | +4.3 | 562 | 87 |
91.2% of premises in Northamptonshire could order full fibre in January 2026, and 94.8% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Northamptonshire went from 88.4% in January 2025 to 91.2% in January 2026: 14,230 more premises.
1,655 premises in Northamptonshire (0.4%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 331 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 40% of premises that can get full fibre in Northamptonshire have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
36,378 premises in Northamptonshire can't get gigabit broadband yet. 4,734 are in a provider's own build plans, 278 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 31,366 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
West Northamptonshire has the highest full fibre coverage in Northamptonshire (93.5%) and North Northamptonshire the lowest (88.6%).
98.8% of premises in Northamptonshire have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 87.9%.