94.8% of homes and businesses in Peterborough can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 1.7 points in a year: 2,293 more premises can now order it. 272 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 97,053 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)
| Peterborough | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 94.8% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 95.8% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99.3% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Peterborough ranks 18th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
8,668 of 100,405 premises in BDUK's records (8.6%) 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.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| PE1 | 96% | 100% | 0.1% | 1090 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE2 | 97% | 100% | 0.1% | 915 |
| PE3 | 97% | 100% | 0.1% | 608 |
| PE4 | 98% | 100% | 0% | 486 |
| PE5 | 97% | 98% | 0% | 52 |
| PE6 | 78% | 90% | 5.1% | 1039 |
| PE7 | 91% | 95% | 2.8% | 1272 |
94.8% of premises in Peterborough could order full fibre in January 2026, and 95.8% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Peterborough went from 93.1% in January 2025 to 94.8% in January 2026: 2,293 more premises.
272 premises in Peterborough (0.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 36 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 51% of premises that can get full fibre in Peterborough have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
8,668 premises in Peterborough can't get gigabit broadband yet. 2,251 are in a provider's own build plans, 289 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 6,128 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 7 postcode districts we cover for Peterborough, PE4 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and PE6 the least (78%).
99.9% of premises in Peterborough have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 92.3%.