92.9% of homes and businesses in the Kirklees council area can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 4.1 points in a year: 9,071 more premises can now order it. 326 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 202,870 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)
| Dewsbury | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 92.9% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 95.2% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Kirklees council area ranks 43rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
13,275 of 209,475 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 April 2027.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| BD11 | 99% | 99% | 0.3% | 307 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD19 | 92% | 97% | 0% | 692 |
| HD5 | 96% | 99% | 0% | 719 |
| WF3 | 96% | 99% | 0.5% | 951 |
| WF4 | 93% | 97% | 0.7% | 1259 |
| WF5 | 96% | 99% | 0% | 669 |
| WF12 | 91% | 97% | 0.7% | 813 |
| WF13 | 88% | 95% | 0% | 722 |
| WF14 | 94% | 97% | 0.4% | 583 |
| WF15 | 96% | 99% | 0% | 507 |
| WF16 | 97% | 99% | 0% | 357 |
| WF17 | 93% | 99% | 0.2% | 1112 |
92.9% of premises in the Kirklees council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 95.2% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Kirklees council area went from 88.8% in January 2025 to 92.9% in January 2026: 9,071 more premises.
326 premises in the Kirklees council area (0.2%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 7 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 the Kirklees council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
13,275 premises in Dewsbury can't get gigabit broadband yet. 2,645 are in a provider's own build plans, 647 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by April 2027, and 9,983 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 12 postcode districts we cover for Dewsbury, BD11 has the most gigabit coverage (99% on average) and WF13 the least (88%).
99.9% of premises in the Kirklees 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 96%.