95.6% of homes and businesses in Reading can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 0.9 points in a year: 1,397 more premises can now order it. 20 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 79,541 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)
| Reading | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 95.6% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 96.4% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Reading ranks 11th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
5,630 of 81,974 premises in BDUK's records (6.9%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| RG1 | 93% | 99% | 0.1% | 1129 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG2 | 94% | 99% | 0.4% | 1042 |
| RG4 | 88% | 98% | 1.1% | 999 |
| RG5 | 97% | 100% | 0% | 498 |
| RG6 | 99% | 100% | 0% | 650 |
| RG7 | 88% | 95% | 2.2% | 1484 |
| RG30 | 96% | 99% | 0.4% | 945 |
| RG31 | 97% | 99% | 0% | 636 |
95.6% of premises in Reading could order full fibre in January 2026, and 96.4% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Reading went from 94.7% in January 2025 to 95.6% in January 2026: 1,397 more premises.
20 premises in Reading (0%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 0 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 42% of premises that can get full fibre in Reading have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
5,630 premises in Reading can't get gigabit broadband yet. 467 are in a provider's own build plans, 0 are in a government Project Gigabit contract, and 5,163 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 8 postcode districts we cover for Reading, RG6 has the most gigabit coverage (99% on average) and RG7 the least (88%).
100% of premises in Reading have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 99%.