Full-fibre take-up: every council in North West
Fylde had the highest full-fibre take-up of North West’s 35 councils in January 2026, at 68%.
Blackpool had the lowest, at 22%. The middle council, Rossendale, had 48%.
| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fylde | 68% |
| 2 | Ribble Valley | 67% |
| 3 | Wyre | 64% |
| 4 | Cheshire West and Chester | 63% |
| 5 | Lancaster | 60% |
| =6 | Bury | 58% |
| =6 | Cheshire East | 58% |
| =6 | West Lancashire | 58% |
| =9 | South Ribble | 57% |
| =9 | Wirral | 57% |
| 11 | Westmorland and Furness | 56% |
| 12 | Chorley | 55% |
| =13 | Oldham | 51% |
| =13 | Salford | 51% |
| =15 | Knowsley | 50% |
| =15 | Tameside | 50% |
| =17 | Pendle | 48% |
| =17 | Rossendale | 48% |
| 19 | Hyndburn | 47% |
| =20 | Liverpool | 45% |
| =20 | Manchester | 45% |
| =20 | Warrington | 45% |
| =23 | Cumberland | 44% |
| =23 | Halton | 44% |
| 25 | Trafford | 43% |
| =26 | Burnley | 41% |
| =26 | Rochdale | 41% |
| =26 | Stockport | 41% |
| =29 | Sefton | 40% |
| =29 | Wigan | 40% |
| 31 | St. Helens | 38% |
| 32 | Preston | 37% |
| 33 | Bolton | 36% |
| 34 | Blackburn with Darwen | 33% |
| 35 | Blackpool | 22% |