92.7% of homes and businesses in Eastbourne can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 7.2 points in a year: 3,902 more premises can now order it. 7 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 51,764 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)
| Eastbourne | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 92.7% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 92.7% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Eastbourne ranks 46th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
5,185 of 54,117 premises in BDUK's records (9.6%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by June 2029.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| BN20 | 76% | 98% | 0.5% | 726 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN21 | 94% | 99% | 0% | 882 |
| BN22 | 94% | 100% | 0.1% | 833 |
| BN23 | 95% | 100% | 0% | 685 |
92.7% of premises in Eastbourne could order full fibre in January 2026, and 92.7% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Eastbourne went from 85.5% in January 2025 to 92.7% in January 2026: 3,902 more premises.
7 premises in Eastbourne (0%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 1 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 51% of premises that can get full fibre in Eastbourne have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
5,185 premises in Eastbourne can't get gigabit broadband yet. 869 are in a provider's own build plans, 5 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by June 2029, and 4,311 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 Eastbourne, BN23 has the most gigabit coverage (95% on average) and BN20 the least (76%).
99.9% of premises in Eastbourne have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 94.9%.