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

Milton Keynes had the highest full-fibre take-up of South East’s 64 councils in January 2026, at 72%.

Oxford had the lowest, at 22%. The middle council, Rother, had 48%.

| Rank | Area | Full-fibre take-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) | 72% |
| 2 | [Mid Sussex](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-sussex) | 68% |
| 3 | [Swale](https://openindex.co.uk/swale) | 64% |
| =4 | [Ashford](https://openindex.co.uk/ashford) | 60% |
| =4 | [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden) | 60% |
| =6 | [Epsom and Ewell](https://openindex.co.uk/epsom-and-ewell) | 59% |
| =6 | [Horsham](https://openindex.co.uk/horsham) | 59% |
| =6 | [Thanet](https://openindex.co.uk/thanet) | 59% |
| =9 | [Cherwell](https://openindex.co.uk/cherwell) | 56% |
| =9 | [Tunbridge Wells](https://openindex.co.uk/tunbridge-wells) | 56% |
| =11 | [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) | 55% |
| =11 | [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury) | 55% |
| =13 | [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover) | 54% |
| =13 | [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) | 54% |
| =13 | [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks) | 54% |
| =13 | [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) | 54% |
| =13 | [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse) | 54% |
| 18 | [Chichester](https://openindex.co.uk/chichester) | 53% |
| =19 | [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) | 52% |
| =19 | [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) | 52% |
| =19 | [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) | 52% |
| =19 | [West Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-oxfordshire) | 52% |
| =23 | [Eastbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/eastbourne) | 51% |
| =23 | [Spelthorne](https://openindex.co.uk/spelthorne) | 51% |
| =25 | [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) | 50% |
| =25 | [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge) | 50% |
| =25 | [Isle of Wight](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-wight) | 50% |
| =25 | [Tandridge](https://openindex.co.uk/tandridge) | 50% |
| 29 | [Reigate and Banstead](https://openindex.co.uk/reigate-and-banstead) | 49% |
| =30 | [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) | 48% |
| =30 | [Folkestone and Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/folkestone-and-hythe) | 48% |
| =30 | [Rother](https://openindex.co.uk/rother) | 48% |
| =30 | [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede) | 48% |
| =30 | [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) | 48% |
| =30 | [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) | 48% |
| =36 | [Hastings](https://openindex.co.uk/hastings) | 47% |
| =36 | [Lewes](https://openindex.co.uk/lewes) | 47% |
| =36 | [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) | 47% |
| =36 | [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing) | 47% |
| =40 | [Adur](https://openindex.co.uk/adur) | 46% |
| =40 | [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) | 46% |
| =40 | [Wokingham](https://openindex.co.uk/wokingham) | 46% |
| =43 | [Arun](https://openindex.co.uk/arun) | 45% |
| =43 | [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) | 45% |
| =43 | [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire) | 45% |
| 46 | [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) | 44% |
| =47 | [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) | 43% |
| =47 | [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) | 43% |
| =49 | [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) | 42% |
| =49 | [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) | 42% |
| =51 | [East Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-hampshire) | 41% |
| =51 | [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) | 41% |
| =51 | [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) | 41% |
| =51 | [Hart](https://openindex.co.uk/hart) | 41% |
| 55 | [Mole Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/mole-valley) | 39% |
| 56 | [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) | 36% |
| =57 | [Havant](https://openindex.co.uk/havant) | 34% |
| =57 | [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth) | 34% |
| =59 | [Crawley](https://openindex.co.uk/crawley) | 33% |
| =59 | [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor) | 33% |
| =59 | [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) | 33% |
| =62 | [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove) | 29% |
| =62 | [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) | 29% |
| 64 | [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford) | 22% |

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)
- [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 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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