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

Flintshire had the highest full-fibre take-up of Wales’s 22 councils in January 2026, at 71%.

Neath Port Talbot had the lowest, at 39%. The middle council, Blaenau Gwent, had 54%.

| Rank | Area | Full-fibre take-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | 71% |
| 2 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | 67% |
| =3 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | 64% |
| =3 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | 64% |
| 5 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | 63% |
| 6 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | 61% |
| 7 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | 59% |
| =8 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | 56% |
| =8 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | 56% |
| =8 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | 56% |
| =11 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | 54% |
| =11 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | 54% |
| =11 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | 54% |
| 14 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | 53% |
| 15 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | 52% |
| 16 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | 49% |
| 17 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | 47% |
| =18 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | 46% |
| =18 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | 46% |
| 20 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | 45% |
| 21 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | 43% |
| 22 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | 39% |

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)
- [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)
- [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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