# 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%.

| Rank | Area | Gigabit broadband coverage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 96.9% |
| 2 | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | 94.8% |
| 3 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 94.1% |
| 4 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 93.8% |
| 5 | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | 93.5% |
| 6 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 90.4% |
| 7 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 89.4% |
| 8 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 89.0% |
| 9 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 87.8% |
| 10 | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | 87.7% |
| 11 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 85.4% |
| 12 | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | 80.8% |
| 13 | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | 79.5% |
| 14 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 79.3% |
| =15 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 76.9% |
| =15 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 76.9% |
| 17 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 76.7% |
| 18 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 75.7% |
| 19 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 75.2% |
| 20 | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | 72.2% |
| 21 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 67.2% |
| 22 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 66.0% |
| 23 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 64.2% |
| 24 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 60.9% |
| 25 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 60.0% |
| 26 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 58.7% |
| 27 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 50.2% |

Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), Ofcom. Period: January 2026. Period: January 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/south-east)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband)

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/south-west