68% of homes and businesses in Colchester can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 14.1 points in a year: 13,180 more premises can now order it. 644 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 91,412 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)
| Colchester | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 68% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 82.2% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 97.1% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Colchester ranks 303rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
16,534 of 96,673 premises in BDUK's records (17.1%) 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.
| CO1 | 70% | 89% | 0% | 524 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 | 87% | 98% | 0.3% | 941 |
| CO3 | 89% | 98% | 0.6% | 859 |
| CO4 | 89% | 97% | 0.8% | 1186 |
| CO6 | 84% | 91% | 4.5% | 1007 |
| CO7 | 73% | 95% | 1.7% | 1312 |
68% of premises in Colchester could order full fibre in January 2026, and 82.2% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Colchester went from 53.9% in January 2025 to 68% in January 2026: 13,180 more premises.
644 premises in Colchester (0.7%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 52 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 39% of premises that can get full fibre in Colchester have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
16,534 premises in Colchester can't get gigabit broadband yet. 3,519 are in a provider's own build plans, 278 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 12,737 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 6 postcode districts we cover for Colchester, CO3 has the most gigabit coverage (89% on average) and CO1 the least (70%).
99.9% of premises in Colchester have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 86.7%.