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Broadband in Fife

71.7% of homes and businesses in Fife can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 7.3 points in a year: 14,881 more premises can now order it. 712 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.

71.7%can get full fibre
83.1%gigabit-capable
712can't get 10 Mbit/s
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What speeds can you get in Fife?

Fastest download speed available, share of all 197,211 premises (homes and businesses), January 2026.

300 Mbit/s or faster83.1% 163,905
30 to 300 Mbit/s15.5% 30,526
10 to 30 Mbit/s0.7% 1,360
Under 10 Mbit/s0.4% 712
Not matched0.4% 708

Full fibre rollout

Share of premises that can order full fibre (and gigabit, which also counts cable).

Full fibre Gigabit-capable (incl. cable)

How Fife compares

FifeScotlandUK
Full fibre71.7%74%81%
Gigabit-capable83.1%82.1%87.8%
Superfast (30 Mbit/s+)98.6%96.7%97.7%
Can't get 10 Mbit/s0.4%1.3%0.7%

Fife ranks 276th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).

53%of premises that can get full fibre in Fife have switched to it. If you haven't, a full fibre plan is often no more expensive than the copper line you have now.

Broadband by postcode district

Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.

DD673%98%0.1%358
FK1085%96%1.7%852
FK146%86%4.8%168
KY185%96%0.1%812
KY287%97%1.4%613
KY391%96%1.3%347
KY481%97%1.1%511
KY581%96%1.1%495
KY685%98%0.1%467
KY777%98%0.7%725
KY891%97%1.7%990
KY954%96%1.1%120
KY1059%97%0.7%386
KY1180%98%0.4%1385
KY1278%95%2.3%1119
KY1369%92%2.7%397
KY1426%94%4.3%272
KY1567%95%1.4%746
KY1650%97%1.1%689
PH251%87%7%1183

Mobile and data use in Fife

91.2%of premises get indoor 4G from all four mobile networks
99.2%have outdoor 5G from at least one network
512 GBaverage monthly data use per home broadband line (2024)

Questions

Can I get full fibre broadband in Fife?

71.7% of premises in Fife could order full fibre in January 2026, and 83.1% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.

How fast is full fibre spreading in Fife?

Full fibre coverage in Fife went from 64.4% in January 2025 to 71.7% in January 2026: 14,881 more premises.

How many homes in Fife have slow broadband?

712 premises in Fife (0.4%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 123 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.

How many people in Fife have switched to full fibre?

About 53% of premises that can get full fibre in Fife have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.

Which parts of Fife have the best broadband?

Of the 20 postcode districts we cover for Fife, KY3 has the most gigabit coverage (91% on average) and FK14 the least (6%).

Is 5G available in Fife?

99.2% of premises in Fife have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 91.2%.

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