95.7% of homes and businesses in Hartlepool can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 2.1 points in a year: 1,560 more premises can now order it. 202 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 49,075 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)
| Hartlepool | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 95.7% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 96.9% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.6% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Hartlepool ranks 10th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
2,863 of 51,453 premises in BDUK's records (5.6%) 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.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| TS23 | 88% | 91% | 4.9% | 763 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS24 | 94% | 95% | 0.2% | 734 |
| TS25 | 97% | 98% | 0.6% | 1066 |
| TS26 | 97% | 99% | 0% | 668 |
| TS27 | 64% | 83% | 7.6% | 388 |
95.7% of premises in Hartlepool could order full fibre in January 2026, and 96.9% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Hartlepool went from 93.6% in January 2025 to 95.7% in January 2026: 1,560 more premises.
202 premises in Hartlepool (0.4%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 8 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 38% of premises that can get full fibre in Hartlepool have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
2,863 premises in Hartlepool can't get gigabit broadband yet. 1,111 are in a provider's own build plans, 236 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 1,516 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 5 postcode districts we cover for Hartlepool, TS26 has the most gigabit coverage (97% on average) and TS27 the least (64%).
100% of premises in Hartlepool have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 79.5%.