Full-fibre broadband coverage: every council in East of England
Southend-on-Sea had the highest full-fibre broadband coverage of East of England’s 45 councils in January 2026, at 97.6%.
Harlow had the lowest, at 41.9%. The middle council, Broadland, had 78.1%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend-on-Sea | 97.6% |
| 2 | Ipswich | 95.4% |
| 3 | Peterborough | 94.8% |
| 4 | Luton | 91.6% |
| 5 | Braintree | 90.3% |
| 6 | Rochford | 89.9% |
| 7 | Cambridge | 89.4% |
| 8 | Watford | 87.8% |
| 9 | Three Rivers | 85.6% |
| 10 | Thurrock | 85.3% |
| 11 | Castle Point | 85.1% |
| =12 | Brentwood | 84.7% |
| =12 | East Suffolk | 84.7% |
| 14 | Fenland | 84.2% |
| 15 | East Cambridgeshire | 83.4% |
| 16 | Great Yarmouth | 82.8% |
| 17 | Maldon | 82.2% |
| 18 | St Albans | 81.7% |
| 19 | Chelmsford | 81.1% |
| 20 | Tendring | 79.4% |
| 21 | West Suffolk | 79.3% |
| 22 | Huntingdonshire | 78.8% |
| 23 | Broadland | 78.1% |
| 24 | Uttlesford | 76.2% |
| 25 | Babergh | 75.4% |
| 26 | Norwich | 75.2% |
| 27 | Bedford | 75.1% |
| 28 | Central Bedfordshire | 74.4% |
| =29 | Basildon | 74.3% |
| =29 | Broxbourne | 74.3% |
| 31 | Epping Forest | 73.1% |
| 32 | Hertsmere | 72.3% |
| 33 | East Hertfordshire | 71.0% |
| 34 | South Norfolk | 70.9% |
| 35 | North Hertfordshire | 69.6% |
| 36 | Dacorum | 68.3% |
| 37 | South Cambridgeshire | 68.1% |
| 38 | Colchester | 68.0% |
| 39 | Breckland | 67.3% |
| 40 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 65.3% |
| 41 | Mid Suffolk | 62.4% |
| 42 | Welwyn Hatfield | 60.1% |
| 43 | Stevenage | 56.8% |
| 44 | North Norfolk | 54.5% |
| 45 | Harlow | 41.9% |