96.7% of homes and businesses in the Bracknell Forest council area can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 0.9 points in a year: 789 more premises can now order it. 49 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 56,577 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)
| Bracknell | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 96.7% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 97.2% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Bracknell Forest council area ranks 4th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
3,485 of 58,685 premises in BDUK's records (5.9%) 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.
| GU15 | 88% | 99% | 0% | 847 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU19 | 87% | 97% | 0.5% | 175 |
| GU20 | 86% | 97% | 0.9% | 140 |
| GU47 | 97% | 100% | 0% | 404 |
| RG12 | 97% | 99% | 0.4% | 1070 |
| RG40 | 89% | 96% | 0.5% | 914 |
| RG42 | 96% | 99% | 0.4% | 916 |
| RG45 | 93% | 98% | 0.2% | 443 |
| SL5 | 87% | 98% | 0.3% | 851 |
96.7% of premises in the Bracknell Forest council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 97.2% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Bracknell Forest council area went from 95.8% in January 2025 to 96.7% in January 2026: 789 more premises.
49 premises in the Bracknell Forest council area (0.1%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 5 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 50% of premises that can get full fibre in the Bracknell Forest council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
3,485 premises in Bracknell can't get gigabit broadband yet. 913 are in a provider's own build plans, 18 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 2,554 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 9 postcode districts we cover for Bracknell, RG12 has the most gigabit coverage (97% on average) and GU20 the least (86%).
100% of premises in the Bracknell Forest council area have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 97.3%.