86% of homes and businesses in Preston can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 21.1 points in a year: 16,685 more premises can now order it. 105 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 74,770 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)
| Preston | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 86% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 92.2% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Preston ranks 123rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
10,604 of 79,232 premises in BDUK's records (13.4%) 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.
| PR1 | 92% | 99% | 0% | 1680 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR2 | 93% | 99% | 0.4% | 1692 |
| PR4 | 77% | 94% | 1.4% | 1773 |
| PR5 | 90% | 98% | 0.4% | 981 |
86% of premises in Preston could order full fibre in January 2026, and 92.2% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Preston went from 64.9% in January 2025 to 86% in January 2026: 16,685 more premises.
105 premises in Preston (0.1%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 19 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 37% of premises that can get full fibre in Preston have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
10,604 premises in Preston can't get gigabit broadband yet. 5,262 are in a provider's own build plans, 127 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 5,215 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 4 postcode districts we cover for Preston, PR2 has the most gigabit coverage (93% on average) and PR4 the least (77%).
99.9% of premises in Preston have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 94.8%.