83.5% of homes and businesses in Nottinghamshire can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 12.6 points in a year: 72,750 more premises can now order it. 1,777 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 556,631 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)
| Nottinghamshire | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 83.5% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 91.4% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.8% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
68,499 of 589,775 premises in BDUK's records (11.6%) 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.
| Nottingham | 89.6% | 96.8% | +15.5 | 100 | 78 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 88.5% | 97% | +38.7 | 81 | 88 |
| Broxtowe | 86.8% | 95.7% | +1.1 | 64 | 113 |
| Mansfield | 85.7% | 96% | +6.8 | 21 | 126 |
| Gedling | 84.5% | 93.5% | +7.8 | 157 | 142 |
| Newark and Sherwood | 81.8% | 84.1% | +8.9 | 444 | 176 |
| Bassetlaw | 77.6% | 80.9% | +7.7 | 567 | 219 |
| Rushcliffe | 64.8% | 80.9% | +7.4 | 343 | 320 |
83.5% of premises in Nottinghamshire could order full fibre in January 2026, and 91.4% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Nottinghamshire went from 70.9% in January 2025 to 83.5% in January 2026: 72,750 more premises.
1,777 premises in Nottinghamshire (0.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 235 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 Nottinghamshire have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
68,499 premises in Nottinghamshire can't get gigabit broadband yet. 15,616 are in a provider's own build plans, 1,771 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 51,112 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Nottingham has the highest full fibre coverage in Nottinghamshire (89.6%) and Rushcliffe the lowest (64.8%).
99.9% of premises in Nottinghamshire have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 91.9%.