Gigabit broadband coverage: highest and lowest councils in South East (January 2026)

Gosport had the highest gigabit broadband coverage of South East’s 64 councils in January 2026, at 97.9%.

Chichester had the lowest, at 67.3%. The middle council, Elmbridge, had 84.7%.

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Gigabit broadband coverage for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Gosport	97.9%
2	Fareham	97.7%
3	Worthing	97.6%
4	Bracknell Forest	97.2%
5	Southampton	97.0%
=6	Portsmouth	96.9%
=6	Slough	96.9%
=8	Milton Keynes	96.4%
=8	Reading	96.4%
10	Rushmoor	96.2%
11	Epsom and Ewell	95.9%
12	Adur	95.4%
13	Havant	94.8%
14	Wokingham	93.8%
15	Eastbourne	92.7%
16	West Oxfordshire	92.6%
17	Spelthorne	92.2%
18	Woking	91.5%
19	Crawley	91.1%
20	Medway	90.4%
21	Eastleigh	90.3%
22	Surrey Heath	89.4%
23	Cherwell	88.8%
24	Reigate and Banstead	88.0%
25	West Berkshire	87.8%
26	Isle of Wight	87.0%
27	Hart	86.9%
28	Brighton and Hove	86.7%
=29	Runnymede	85.8%
=29	Windsor and Maidenhead	85.8%
31	Tonbridge and Malling	85.5%
32	Elmbridge	84.7%
33	Vale of White Horse	84.4%
34	Dartford	84.0%
35	Hastings	83.6%
36	Gravesham	83.1%
37	South Oxfordshire	82.8%
38	Mid Sussex	82.5%
39	Arun	82.3%
40	Buckinghamshire	82.0%
41	Guildford	81.8%
42	Mole Valley	81.0%
43	Tunbridge Wells	80.8%
=44	Basingstoke and Deane	80.5%
=44	Maidstone	80.5%
46	Dover	80.3%
=47	Folkestone and Hythe	80.2%
=47	Swale	80.2%
49	Oxford	79.4%
50	Thanet	79.2%
51	New Forest	77.4%
52	Horsham	76.3%
53	Sevenoaks	76.2%
54	Ashford	76.0%
55	Test Valley	75.6%
56	Wealden	75.3%
57	Canterbury	75.0%
=58	Lewes	74.4%
=58	Rother	74.4%
60	East Hampshire	73.8%
61	Tandridge	72.9%
62	Waverley	71.1%
63	Winchester	69.3%
64	Chichester	67.3%

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