# Full-fibre coverage: highest and lowest councils in East of England (January 2026)

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 | Area | Full-fibre broadband coverage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 97.6% |
| 2 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 95.4% |
| 3 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 94.8% |
| 4 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 91.6% |
| 5 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 90.3% |
| 6 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 89.9% |
| 7 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 89.4% |
| 8 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 87.8% |
| 9 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 85.6% |
| 10 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 85.3% |
| 11 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 85.1% |
| =12 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 84.7% |
| =12 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 84.7% |
| 14 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 84.2% |
| 15 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 83.4% |
| 16 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 82.8% |
| 17 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 82.2% |
| 18 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 81.7% |
| 19 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 81.1% |
| 20 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 79.4% |
| 21 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 79.3% |
| 22 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 78.8% |
| 23 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 78.1% |
| 24 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 76.2% |
| 25 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 75.4% |
| 26 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 75.2% |
| 27 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 75.1% |
| 28 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 74.4% |
| =29 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 74.3% |
| =29 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 74.3% |
| 31 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 73.1% |
| 32 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 72.3% |
| 33 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 71.0% |
| 34 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 70.9% |
| 35 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 69.6% |
| 36 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 68.3% |
| 37 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 68.1% |
| 38 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 68.0% |
| 39 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 67.3% |
| 40 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 65.3% |
| 41 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 62.4% |
| 42 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 60.1% |
| 43 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 56.8% |
| 44 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 54.5% |
| 45 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 41.9% |

Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), Ofcom. Period: January 2026. Period: January 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/west-midlands)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/full-fibre-broadband)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/full-fibre-broadband)

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