# Connectivity in Stroud The north east of the South West. 126,418 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 461 square kilometres. 5 layers about connectivity for Stroud, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) ## Gigabit broadband coverage Stroud: **80.8%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Stroud, 80.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 87.8%. - Against England: 9% lower (88.4%) - Against the UK: 8% lower (87.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?place=E07000082) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity#l-gigabit-coverage ## Full-fibre broadband coverage Stroud: **79.9%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Stroud, 79.9% of homes and businesses could get full-fibre broadband in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 81.0%. - Against England: 2% lower (81.3%) - Against the UK: 1% lower (81.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/full-fibre-broadband?place=E07000082) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/full-fibre-broadband) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity#l-full-fibre-coverage ## Full-fibre take-up Stroud: **43%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Stroud, 43% of the homes and businesses that could get full fibre had a full-fibre connection in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 47%. - Against England: 7% lower (46%) - Against the UK: 9% lower (47%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/full-fibre-take-up?place=E07000082) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/full-fibre-take-up) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity#l-full-fibre-take-up ## 4G coverage from all four networks Stroud: **98.11%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Stroud, 98.11% of homes and businesses had outdoor 4G coverage from all four mobile networks in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 99.22%. - Against England: 1% lower (99.35%) - Against the UK: 1% lower (99.22%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/mobile-4g-coverage?place=E07000082) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/mobile-4g-coverage) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity#l-mobile-4g-outdoor ## Broadband by postcode Postcode level, Great Britain only. Source: Ofcom and ONS Postcode Directory. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Stroud. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?place=E07000082) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode) · https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity#l-broadband-postcode ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/crime) (1) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/transport) (4) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000082/data?family=connectivity ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity#l-gigabit-coverage. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/stroud/connectivity