86.2% of homes and businesses in Leicestershire can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 9.4 points in a year: 48,820 more premises can now order it. 1,863 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 486,586 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)
| Leicestershire | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 86.2% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 91.3% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
56,634 of 516,251 premises in BDUK's records (11%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by March 2032.
Ranked by full fibre coverage. UK rank is out of 361 council areas.
86.2% of premises in Leicestershire could order full fibre in January 2026, and 91.3% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Leicestershire went from 76.8% in January 2025 to 86.2% in January 2026: 48,820 more premises.
1,863 premises in Leicestershire (0.4%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 448 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 37% of premises that can get full fibre in Leicestershire have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
56,634 premises in Leicestershire can't get gigabit broadband yet. 15,421 are in a provider's own build plans, 10,391 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 30,822 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Oadby and Wigston has the highest full fibre coverage in Leicestershire (95%) and Melton the lowest (67.2%).
99.8% of premises in Leicestershire have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 88.4%.