74.6% of homes and businesses in the Somerset council area can get full fibre broadband, below the UK figure of 81%. That's up 4.5 points in a year: 13,498 more premises can now order it. 4,871 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 287,056 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)
| Taunton | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 74.6% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 75.7% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 95.1% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
The Somerset council area ranks 251st of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
93,767 of 304,930 premises in BDUK's records (30.8%) 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.
| TA1 | 83% | 99% | 0% | 1109 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA2 | 84% | 96% | 0.4% | 741 |
| TA3 | 37% | 67% | 10% | 663 |
74.6% of premises in the Somerset council area could order full fibre in January 2026, and 75.7% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in the Somerset council area went from 70.1% in January 2025 to 74.6% in January 2026: 13,498 more premises.
4,871 premises in the Somerset council area (1.7%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 561 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 51% of premises that can get full fibre in the Somerset council area have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
93,767 premises in Taunton can't get gigabit broadband yet. 23,440 are in a provider's own build plans, 14,960 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 55,367 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 3 postcode districts we cover for Taunton, TA2 has the most gigabit coverage (84% on average) and TA3 the least (37%).
94.5% of premises in the Somerset 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 79.1%.