79.3% of homes and businesses in the West Suffolk council area can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 12.1 points in a year: 10,955 more premises can now order it. 292 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 88,383 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)
| Bury St Edmunds | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 79.3% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 82.6% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.6% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The West Suffolk council area ranks 199th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
24,115 of 99,386 premises in BDUK's records (24.3%) 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.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| IP29 | 69% | 93% | 2% | 404 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP31 | 58% | 92% | 2% | 773 |
| IP32 | 98% | 99% | 0.1% | 456 |
| IP33 | 94% | 99% | 0% | 691 |
79.3% of premises in the West Suffolk council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 82.6% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the West Suffolk council area went from 67.2% in January 2025 to 79.3% in January 2026: 10,955 more premises.
292 premises in the West Suffolk council area (0.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 100 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 52% of premises that can get full fibre in the West Suffolk council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
24,115 premises in Bury St Edmunds can't get gigabit broadband yet. 3,707 are in a provider's own build plans, 8,550 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 11,858 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 4 postcode districts we cover for Bury St Edmunds, IP32 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and IP31 the least (58%).
96% of premises in the West Suffolk 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 80.8%.