92.3% of homes and businesses in Sheffield can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 2.1 points in a year: 6,770 more premises can now order it. 726 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 269,317 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)
| Sheffield | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 92.3% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 94.1% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.3% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Sheffield ranks 53rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
20,882 of 282,395 premises in BDUK's records (7.4%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by April 2027.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| S1 | 81% | 81% | 0.6% | 372 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | 95% | 99% | 0.2% | 951 |
| S3 | 88% | 92% | 3.5% | 491 |
| S4 | 99% | 100% | 0% | 297 |
| S5 | 100% | 100% | 0.1% | 1043 |
| S6 | 91% | 98% | 0.5% | 1219 |
| S7 | 96% | 100% | 0% | 301 |
| S8 | 96% | 100% | 0% | 835 |
| S9 | 98% | 99% | 0.2% | 699 |
| S10 | 84% | 98% | 0.2% | 887 |
| S11 | 89% | 99% | 0.3% | 625 |
| S12 | 98% | 100% | 0% | 646 |
| S13 | 99% | 100% | 0% | 588 |
| S14 | 97% | 100% | 0% | 183 |
| S17 | 90% | 98% | 1.2% | 358 |
| S20 | 99% | 100% | 0.1% | 620 |
| S35 | 84% | 97% | 0.8% | 883 |
| S60 | 96% | 98% | 0.3% | 1044 |
| S61 | 97% | 99% | 0% | 870 |
92.3% of premises in Sheffield could order full fibre in January 2026, and 94.1% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Sheffield went from 90.2% in January 2025 to 92.3% in January 2026: 6,770 more premises.
726 premises in Sheffield (0.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 26 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 Sheffield have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
20,882 premises in Sheffield can't get gigabit broadband yet. 4,311 are in a provider's own build plans, 599 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by April 2027, and 15,972 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 19 postcode districts we cover for Sheffield, S5 has the most gigabit coverage (100% on average) and S1 the least (81%).
99.9% of premises in Sheffield have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 96.5%.