87.7% of homes and businesses in Wigan can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 10.6 points in a year: 17,643 more premises can now order it. 227 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 160,777 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)
| Wigan | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 87.7% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 96.5% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99.4% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Wigan ranks 102nd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
7,243 of 164,719 premises in BDUK's records (4.4%) 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.
| M46 | 93% | 99% | 0.3% | 573 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN1 | 93% | 98% | 1.1% | 617 |
| WN2 | 93% | 98% | 0.3% | 1268 |
| WN3 | 93% | 99% | 0.1% | 713 |
| WN4 | 95% | 98% | 0.6% | 602 |
| WN5 | 93% | 98% | 0.6% | 931 |
| WN6 | 93% | 98% | 1.1% | 925 |
| WN7 | 94% | 99% | 0% | 1206 |
87.7% of premises in Wigan could order full fibre in January 2026, and 96.5% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Wigan went from 77.1% in January 2025 to 87.7% in January 2026: 17,643 more premises.
227 premises in Wigan (0.1%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 10 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 40% of premises that can get full fibre in Wigan have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
7,243 premises in Wigan can't get gigabit broadband yet. 727 are in a provider's own build plans, 13 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 6,503 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 Wigan, WN4 has the most gigabit coverage (95% on average) and WN6 the least (93%).
100% of premises in Wigan have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 94.4%.