79.2% of homes and businesses in the Cheshire East council area can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 5.4 points in a year: 12,486 more premises can now order it. 1,687 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 201,908 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)
| Crewe | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 79.2% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 83.7% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 96.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Cheshire East council area ranks 200th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
40,841 of 211,242 premises in BDUK's records (19.3%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by September 2031.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| CW1 | 88% | 97% | 0.4% | 1116 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW2 | 85% | 98% | 0.7% | 1034 |
| CW5 | 66% | 92% | 3% | 994 |
| CW11 | 83% | 94% | 0.9% | 809 |
79.2% of premises in the Cheshire East council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 83.7% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Cheshire East council area went from 73.8% in January 2025 to 79.2% in January 2026: 12,486 more premises.
1,687 premises in the Cheshire East council area (0.8%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 207 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 58% of premises that can get full fibre in the Cheshire East council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
40,841 premises in Crewe can't get gigabit broadband yet. 8,273 are in a provider's own build plans, 8,736 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2031, and 23,832 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 Crewe, CW1 has the most gigabit coverage (88% on average) and CW5 the least (66%).
99.5% of premises in the Cheshire East 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 90.8%.