71.4% of homes and businesses in Maidstone can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 6.3 points in a year: 3,136 more premises can now order it. 879 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 79,910 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)
| Maidstone | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 71.4% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 80.5% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 95.2% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Maidstone ranks 279th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
17,048 of 85,057 premises in BDUK's records (20%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by March 2029.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| ME5 | 94% | 99% | 0.2% | 993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME14 | 71% | 90% | 1.3% | 969 |
| ME15 | 85% | 94% | 0.9% | 1346 |
| ME16 | 82% | 98% | 0% | 749 |
| ME17 | 57% | 87% | 5.7% | 1064 |
| ME18 | 56% | 82% | 9.9% | 311 |
| ME20 | 77% | 94% | 3.5% | 547 |
71.4% of premises in Maidstone could order full fibre in January 2026, and 80.5% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Maidstone went from 65.1% in January 2025 to 71.4% in January 2026: 3,136 more premises.
879 premises in Maidstone (1.1%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 142 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 52% of premises that can get full fibre in Maidstone have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
17,048 premises in Maidstone can't get gigabit broadband yet. 5,918 are in a provider's own build plans, 188 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2029, and 10,942 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 7 postcode districts we cover for Maidstone, ME5 has the most gigabit coverage (94% on average) and ME18 the least (56%).
99.9% of premises in Maidstone have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 86%.