Full-fibre take-up: every council in East of England
East Suffolk had the highest full-fibre take-up of East of England’s 45 councils in January 2026, at 68%.
Southend-on-Sea had the lowest, at 24%. The middle council, Broadland, had 48%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Suffolk | 68% |
| 2 | Maldon | 65% |
| 3 | Breckland | 61% |
| 4 | Brentwood | 58% |
| 5 | Rochford | 57% |
| 6 | East Cambridgeshire | 56% |
| 7 | Three Rivers | 54% |
| =8 | Chelmsford | 53% |
| =8 | Tendring | 53% |
| =10 | Central Bedfordshire | 52% |
| =10 | South Cambridgeshire | 52% |
| =10 | Uttlesford | 52% |
| =10 | West Suffolk | 52% |
| =14 | Norwich | 51% |
| =14 | Peterborough | 51% |
| =16 | Braintree | 50% |
| =16 | East Hertfordshire | 50% |
| =16 | Huntingdonshire | 50% |
| =16 | South Norfolk | 50% |
| =16 | Thurrock | 50% |
| =21 | Basildon | 49% |
| =21 | Epping Forest | 49% |
| =23 | Broadland | 48% |
| =23 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 48% |
| =23 | North Hertfordshire | 48% |
| =23 | St Albans | 48% |
| =27 | Bedford | 47% |
| =27 | Dacorum | 47% |
| =29 | Babergh | 46% |
| =29 | Welwyn Hatfield | 46% |
| 31 | Fenland | 45% |
| =32 | Great Yarmouth | 44% |
| =32 | Watford | 44% |
| 34 | Ipswich | 41% |
| =35 | Colchester | 39% |
| =35 | Hertsmere | 39% |
| 37 | Broxbourne | 38% |
| 38 | Stevenage | 37% |
| =39 | Castle Point | 36% |
| =39 | North Norfolk | 36% |
| 41 | Mid Suffolk | 35% |
| 42 | Cambridge | 34% |
| 43 | Luton | 31% |
| 44 | Harlow | 26% |
| 45 | Southend-on-Sea | 24% |