Gigabit broadband coverage: highest and lowest councils in South West (January 2026)
Swindon had the highest gigabit broadband coverage of South West’s 27 councils in January 2026, at 96.9%.
Isles of Scilly had the lowest, at 50.2%. The middle council, Bath and North East Somerset, had 79.3%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon | 96.9% |
| 2 | Gloucester | 94.8% |
| 3 | Bristol | 94.1% |
| 4 | Plymouth | 93.8% |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 93.5% |
| 6 | Exeter | 90.4% |
| 7 | North Somerset | 89.4% |
| 8 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 89.0% |
| 9 | Torbay | 87.8% |
| 10 | Tewkesbury | 87.7% |
| 11 | South Gloucestershire | 85.4% |
| 12 | Stroud | 80.8% |
| 13 | Forest of Dean | 79.5% |
| 14 | Bath and North East Somerset | 79.3% |
| =15 | Teignbridge | 76.9% |
| =15 | Wiltshire | 76.9% |
| 17 | Dorset | 76.7% |
| 18 | Somerset | 75.7% |
| 19 | East Devon | 75.2% |
| 20 | Cotswold | 72.2% |
| 21 | Mid Devon | 67.2% |
| 22 | Cornwall | 66.0% |
| 23 | West Devon | 64.2% |
| 24 | North Devon | 60.9% |
| 25 | Torridge | 60.0% |
| 26 | South Hams | 58.7% |
| 27 | Isles of Scilly | 50.2% |