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

South Gloucestershire had the highest full-fibre take-up of South West’s 27 councils in January 2026, at 64%.

Isles of Scilly had the lowest, at 20%. The middle council, Exeter, had 49%.

| Rank | Area | Full-fibre take-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 64% |
| 2 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 62% |
| 3 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 57% |
| 4 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 56% |
| =5 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 54% |
| =5 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 54% |
| =7 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 53% |
| =7 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 53% |
| =7 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 53% |
| =10 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 51% |
| =10 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 51% |
| =10 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 51% |
| 13 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 50% |
| =14 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 49% |
| =14 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 49% |
| 16 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 47% |
| =17 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 45% |
| =17 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 45% |
| 19 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 44% |
| =20 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 43% |
| =20 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 43% |
| 22 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 40% |
| 23 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 39% |
| 24 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 34% |
| 25 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 32% |
| 26 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 25% |
| 27 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 20% |

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 East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/south-east)

- [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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