93.1% of homes and businesses in the North Lincolnshire council area can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 4.4 points in a year: 4,027 more premises can now order it. 562 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 82,674 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)
| Scunthorpe | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 93.1% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 93.8% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.2% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The North Lincolnshire council area ranks 40th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
6,563 of 85,194 premises in BDUK's records (7.7%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by June 2028.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| DN15 | 90% | 96% | 1.7% | 956 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DN16 | 98% | 99% | 0.8% | 748 |
| DN17 | 93% | 96% | 2.6% | 964 |
93.1% of premises in the North Lincolnshire council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 93.8% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the North Lincolnshire council area went from 88.7% in January 2025 to 93.1% in January 2026: 4,027 more premises.
562 premises in the North Lincolnshire council area (0.7%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 78 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 38% of premises that can get full fibre in the North Lincolnshire council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
6,563 premises in Scunthorpe can't get gigabit broadband yet. 721 are in a provider's own build plans, 1,148 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by June 2028, and 4,694 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 3 postcode districts we cover for Scunthorpe, DN16 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and DN15 the least (90%).
98.8% of premises in the North Lincolnshire council area have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 82.3%.