77.3% of homes and businesses in Lincolnshire can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 7.1 points in a year: 42,154 more premises can now order it. 8,923 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 548,358 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)
| Lincolnshire | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 77.3% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 82.7% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 95.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
130,679 of 598,186 premises in BDUK's records (21.8%) 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.
| North Lincolnshire | 93.1% | 93.8% | +4.4 | 562 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 86.8% | 91.9% | +2.7 | 23 | 114 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 80.1% | 94.2% | +14.1 | 838 | 189 |
| Boston | 80% | 80% | +0.5 | 475 | 190 |
| South Kesteven | 78.1% | 83% | +10.1 | 1,130 | 213 |
| South Holland | 76.4% | 76.4% | +2.4 | 950 | 227 |
| North Kesteven | 69.6% | 82.9% | +5.7 | 825 | 294 |
| West Lindsey | 64.4% | 68.1% | +2.9 | 1,984 | 321 |
| East Lindsey | 64% | 67% | +12.9 | 2,136 | 325 |
77.3% of premises in Lincolnshire could order full fibre in January 2026, and 82.7% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Lincolnshire went from 70.2% in January 2025 to 77.3% in January 2026: 42,154 more premises.
8,923 premises in Lincolnshire (1.6%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 1,352 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 41% of premises that can get full fibre in Lincolnshire have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
130,679 premises in Lincolnshire can't get gigabit broadband yet. 36,656 are in a provider's own build plans, 25,342 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 68,681 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
North Lincolnshire has the highest full fibre coverage in Lincolnshire (93.1%) and East Lindsey the lowest (64%).
98.4% of premises in Lincolnshire have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 79.9%.