88.1% of homes and businesses in Bolton can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 14.8 points in a year: 21,346 more premises can now order it. 255 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 137,545 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)
| Bolton | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 88.1% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 95% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Bolton ranks 93rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
9,297 of 142,523 premises in BDUK's records (6.5%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by September 2030.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| BL1 | 87% | 97% | 0.1% | 1798 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL2 | 90% | 98% | 0.6% | 1152 |
| BL3 | 92% | 99% | 0% | 1386 |
| BL4 | 94% | 98% | 0.4% | 843 |
| BL5 | 91% | 96% | 0.9% | 696 |
| BL6 | 88% | 95% | 1.9% | 988 |
| BL7 | 68% | 89% | 3.6% | 508 |
| BL8 | 88% | 96% | 1.3% | 947 |
| M26 | 93% | 98% | 0.6% | 849 |
| M46 | 93% | 99% | 0.3% | 573 |
88.1% of premises in Bolton could order full fibre in January 2026, and 95% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Bolton went from 73.3% in January 2025 to 88.1% in January 2026: 21,346 more premises.
255 premises in Bolton (0.2%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 14 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 36% of premises that can get full fibre in Bolton have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
9,297 premises in Bolton can't get gigabit broadband yet. 2,240 are in a provider's own build plans, 75 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 6,982 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 10 postcode districts we cover for Bolton, BL4 has the most gigabit coverage (94% on average) and BL7 the least (68%).
100% of premises in Bolton have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 96.9%.