# Full-fibre take-up: highest and lowest councils in East Midlands (January 2026)

West Lindsey had the highest full-fibre take-up of East Midlands’s 35 councils in January 2026, at 56%.

Ashfield, Lincoln and West Northamptonshire had the joint lowest, at 31%. The middle council, High Peak, had 43%.

| Rank | Area | Full-fibre take-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [West Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/west-lindsey) | 56% |
| =2 | [Amber Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/amber-valley) | 54% |
| =2 | [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-derbyshire) | 54% |
| =4 | [North Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/north-kesteven) | 53% |
| =4 | [South Kesteven](https://openindex.co.uk/south-kesteven) | 53% |
| 6 | [Harborough](https://openindex.co.uk/harborough) | 51% |
| =7 | [Chesterfield](https://openindex.co.uk/chesterfield) | 50% |
| =7 | [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) | 50% |
| =9 | [Bassetlaw](https://openindex.co.uk/bassetlaw) | 49% |
| =9 | [Rushcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/rushcliffe) | 49% |
| =11 | [Bolsover](https://openindex.co.uk/bolsover) | 48% |
| =11 | [Rutland](https://openindex.co.uk/rutland) | 48% |
| 13 | [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire) | 46% |
| 14 | [Derbyshire Dales](https://openindex.co.uk/derbyshire-dales) | 45% |
| =15 | [Broxtowe](https://openindex.co.uk/broxtowe) | 43% |
| =15 | [Erewash](https://openindex.co.uk/erewash) | 43% |
| =15 | [Gedling](https://openindex.co.uk/gedling) | 43% |
| =15 | [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/high-peak) | 43% |
| =15 | [Newark and Sherwood](https://openindex.co.uk/newark-and-sherwood) | 43% |
| =15 | [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire) | 43% |
| =21 | [Derby](https://openindex.co.uk/derby) | 42% |
| =21 | [East Lindsey](https://openindex.co.uk/east-lindsey) | 42% |
| =23 | [Boston](https://openindex.co.uk/boston) | 41% |
| =23 | [Hinckley and Bosworth](https://openindex.co.uk/hinckley-and-bosworth) | 41% |
| =25 | [Blaby](https://openindex.co.uk/blaby) | 40% |
| =25 | [Melton](https://openindex.co.uk/melton) | 40% |
| =27 | [Mansfield](https://openindex.co.uk/mansfield) | 38% |
| =27 | [South Holland](https://openindex.co.uk/south-holland) | 38% |
| 29 | [Charnwood](https://openindex.co.uk/charnwood) | 35% |
| 30 | [Nottingham](https://openindex.co.uk/nottingham) | 34% |
| 31 | [Oadby and Wigston](https://openindex.co.uk/oadby-and-wigston) | 33% |
| 32 | [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester) | 32% |
| =33 | [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield) | 31% |
| =33 | [Lincoln](https://openindex.co.uk/lincoln) | 31% |
| =33 | [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) | 31% |

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

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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