92.4% of homes and businesses in Burnley can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 10.2 points in a year: 5,018 more premises can now order it. 67 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 46,756 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)
| Burnley | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 92.4% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 96% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99.1% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Burnley ranks 49th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
3,046 of 48,192 premises in BDUK's records (6.3%) 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.
| BB10 | 92% | 96% | 1.5% | 887 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB11 | 93% | 97% | 0.7% | 820 |
| BB12 | 88% | 95% | 1.8% | 985 |
92.4% of premises in Burnley could order full fibre in January 2026, and 96% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Burnley went from 82.2% in January 2025 to 92.4% in January 2026: 5,018 more premises.
67 premises in Burnley (0.1%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 13 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 41% of premises that can get full fibre in Burnley have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
3,046 premises in Burnley can't get gigabit broadband yet. 664 are in a provider's own build plans, 32 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 2,350 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 3 postcode districts we cover for Burnley, BB11 has the most gigabit coverage (93% on average) and BB12 the least (88%).
99.9% of premises in Burnley have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 93.8%.