93.5% of homes and businesses in the West Northamptonshire council area can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 1.5 points in a year: 5,134 more premises can now order it. 1,093 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 196,164 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)
| Northampton | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 93.5% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 94.3% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.2% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The West Northamptonshire council area ranks 33rd of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
22,160 of 211,359 premises in BDUK's records (10.5%) 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.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| NN1 | 88% | 98% | 0% | 720 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN2 | 97% | 99% | 0.2% | 726 |
| NN3 | 98% | 100% | 0.2% | 1292 |
| NN4 | 98% | 99% | 0.4% | 927 |
| NN5 | 96% | 99% | 0.4% | 862 |
| NN7 | 88% | 94% | 1% | 828 |
93.5% of premises in the West Northamptonshire council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 94.3% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the West Northamptonshire council area went from 92% in January 2025 to 93.5% in January 2026: 5,134 more premises.
1,093 premises in the West Northamptonshire council area (0.6%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 233 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 the West Northamptonshire council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
22,160 premises in Northampton can't get gigabit broadband yet. 3,206 are in a provider's own build plans, 216 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by March 2032, and 18,738 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 6 postcode districts we cover for Northampton, NN3 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and NN1 the least (88%).
99.6% of premises in the West Northamptonshire council area have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 89.5%.