86.8% of homes and businesses in Lincoln can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 2.7 points in a year: 1,477 more premises can now order it. 23 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 50,848 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)
| Lincoln | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 86.8% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 91.9% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 96% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Lincoln ranks 114th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
4,920 of 51,218 premises in BDUK's records (9.6%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| LN1 | 74% | 93% | 2.3% | 904 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN2 | 84% | 96% | 1.4% | 1147 |
| LN3 | 63% | 86% | 6.2% | 291 |
| LN5 | 74% | 92% | 2.6% | 958 |
| LN6 | 90% | 96% | 1.4% | 1449 |
86.8% of premises in Lincoln could order full fibre in January 2026, and 91.9% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Lincoln went from 84.1% in January 2025 to 86.8% in January 2026: 1,477 more premises.
23 premises in Lincoln (0%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 4 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 31% of premises that can get full fibre in Lincoln have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
4,920 premises in Lincoln can't get gigabit broadband yet. 446 are in a provider's own build plans, 0 are in a government Project Gigabit contract, and 4,474 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 Lincoln, LN6 has the most gigabit coverage (90% on average) and LN3 the least (63%).
100% of premises in Lincoln have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 98.3%.