87.2% of homes and businesses in Derbyshire can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 6.4 points in a year: 36,188 more premises can now order it. 2,655 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 530,483 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)
| Derbyshire | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 87.2% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 90.3% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.3% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
63,566 of 551,167 premises in BDUK's records (11.5%) 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.
Ranked by full fibre coverage. UK rank is out of 361 council areas.
| Erewash | 93.6% | 96.1% | +3.3 | 201 | 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Derbyshire | 92.2% | 92.6% | +9.8 | 340 | 55 |
| Amber Valley | 89.2% | 89.2% | +4.6 | 226 | 82 |
| Bolsover | 89.1% | 93.3% | +7.9 | 134 | 83 |
| Chesterfield | 88% | 90.5% | +3.7 | 63 | 94 |
| Derby | 88% | 97.5% | +2.3 | 27 | 95 |
| North East Derbyshire | 87.9% | 87.9% | +4.1 | 421 | 97 |
| High Peak | 85.3% | 85.3% | +21.1 | 426 | 132 |
| Derbyshire Dales | 63.3% | 63.3% | +8.9 | 817 | 326 |
87.2% of premises in Derbyshire could order full fibre in January 2026, and 90.3% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Derbyshire went from 80.8% in January 2025 to 87.2% in January 2026: 36,188 more premises.
2,655 premises in Derbyshire (0.5%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 551 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 47% of premises that can get full fibre in Derbyshire have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
63,566 premises in Derbyshire can't get gigabit broadband yet. 21,346 are in a provider's own build plans, 10,472 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 31,748 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Erewash has the highest full fibre coverage in Derbyshire (93.6%) and Derbyshire Dales the lowest (63.3%).
99.8% of premises in Derbyshire have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 90.2%.