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

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 | Area | Full-fibre take-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [East Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/east-suffolk) | 68% |
| 2 | [Maldon](https://openindex.co.uk/maldon) | 65% |
| 3 | [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland) | 61% |
| 4 | [Brentwood](https://openindex.co.uk/brentwood) | 58% |
| 5 | [Rochford](https://openindex.co.uk/rochford) | 57% |
| 6 | [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire) | 56% |
| 7 | [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers) | 54% |
| =8 | [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford) | 53% |
| =8 | [Tendring](https://openindex.co.uk/tendring) | 53% |
| =10 | [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) | 52% |
| =10 | [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) | 52% |
| =10 | [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford) | 52% |
| =10 | [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) | 52% |
| =14 | [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich) | 51% |
| =14 | [Peterborough](https://openindex.co.uk/peterborough) | 51% |
| =16 | [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree) | 50% |
| =16 | [East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hertfordshire) | 50% |
| =16 | [Huntingdonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/huntingdonshire) | 50% |
| =16 | [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk) | 50% |
| =16 | [Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/thurrock) | 50% |
| =21 | [Basildon](https://openindex.co.uk/basildon) | 49% |
| =21 | [Epping Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/epping-forest) | 49% |
| =23 | [Broadland](https://openindex.co.uk/broadland) | 48% |
| =23 | [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk) | 48% |
| =23 | [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) | 48% |
| =23 | [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans) | 48% |
| =27 | [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) | 47% |
| =27 | [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum) | 47% |
| =29 | [Babergh](https://openindex.co.uk/babergh) | 46% |
| =29 | [Welwyn Hatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) | 46% |
| 31 | [Fenland](https://openindex.co.uk/fenland) | 45% |
| =32 | [Great Yarmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/great-yarmouth) | 44% |
| =32 | [Watford](https://openindex.co.uk/watford) | 44% |
| 34 | [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich) | 41% |
| =35 | [Colchester](https://openindex.co.uk/colchester) | 39% |
| =35 | [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere) | 39% |
| 37 | [Broxbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/broxbourne) | 38% |
| 38 | [Stevenage](https://openindex.co.uk/stevenage) | 37% |
| =39 | [Castle Point](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) | 36% |
| =39 | [North Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/north-norfolk) | 36% |
| 41 | [Mid Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-suffolk) | 35% |
| 42 | [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) | 34% |
| 43 | [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) | 31% |
| 44 | [Harlow](https://openindex.co.uk/harlow) | 26% |
| 45 | [Southend-on-Sea](https://openindex.co.uk/southend-on-sea) | 24% |

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)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/west-midlands)
- [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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