87.6% of homes and businesses in Newport can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 8.5 points in a year: 6,811 more premises can now order it. 389 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 75,576 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)
| Newport | Wales | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 87.6% | 80.8% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 93.1% | 83.1% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.4% | 96.5% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
Newport ranks 103rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
7,297 of 79,494 premises in BDUK's records (9.2%) 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.
| NP10 | 87% | 97% | 1.3% | 586 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP18 | 75% | 92% | 3.4% | 488 |
| NP19 | 94% | 98% | 1.1% | 1151 |
| NP20 | 87% | 97% | 0.7% | 1324 |
87.6% of premises in Newport could order full fibre in January 2026, and 93.1% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Newport went from 79.1% in January 2025 to 87.6% in January 2026: 6,811 more premises.
389 premises in Newport (0.5%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 24 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 46% of premises that can get full fibre in Newport have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
7,297 premises in Newport can't get gigabit broadband yet. 857 are in a provider's own build plans, 299 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 6,141 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 4 postcode districts we cover for Newport, NP19 has the most gigabit coverage (94% on average) and NP18 the least (75%).
100% of premises in Newport have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 95.8%.