79.5% of homes and businesses in Bedfordshire can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 10.0 points in a year: 31,927 more premises can now order it. 1,428 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 314,610 premises (homes and businesses), January 2026.
Share of premises that can order full fibre (and gigabit, which also counts cable).
Full fibre Gigabit-capable (incl. cable)
| Bedfordshire | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 79.5% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 89.6% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.3% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
37,725 of 329,516 premises in BDUK's records (11.4%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by March 2032.
79.5% of premises in Bedfordshire could order full fibre in January 2026, and 89.6% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Bedfordshire went from 69.5% in January 2025 to 79.5% in January 2026: 31,927 more premises.
1,428 premises in Bedfordshire (0.5%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 145 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 44% of premises that can get full fibre in Bedfordshire have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
37,725 premises in Bedfordshire can't get gigabit broadband yet. 5,920 are in a provider's own build plans, 641 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 31,164 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Luton has the highest full fibre coverage in Bedfordshire (91.6%) and Central Bedfordshire the lowest (74.4%).
99.6% of premises in Bedfordshire have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 89.4%.