94.2% of homes and businesses in Wakefield can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 2.1 points in a year: 4,850 more premises can now order it. 501 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 174,519 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)
| Wakefield | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 94.2% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 95.3% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 98.7% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Wakefield ranks 27th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
11,207 of 181,927 premises in BDUK's records (6.2%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by April 2027.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| LS26 | 93% | 97% | 0.7% | 781 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF1 | 85% | 93% | 0.2% | 1177 |
| WF2 | 96% | 98% | 0.3% | 1328 |
| WF3 | 96% | 99% | 0.5% | 951 |
| WF4 | 93% | 97% | 0.7% | 1259 |
| WF5 | 96% | 99% | 0% | 669 |
| WF6 | 93% | 96% | 1.9% | 580 |
| WF12 | 91% | 97% | 0.7% | 813 |
94.2% of premises in Wakefield could order full fibre in January 2026, and 95.3% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Wakefield went from 92.1% in January 2025 to 94.2% in January 2026: 4,850 more premises.
501 premises in Wakefield (0.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 33 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 60% of premises that can get full fibre in Wakefield have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
11,207 premises in Wakefield can't get gigabit broadband yet. 2,194 are in a provider's own build plans, 332 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by April 2027, and 8,681 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 8 postcode districts we cover for Wakefield, WF3 has the most gigabit coverage (96% on average) and WF1 the least (85%).
100% of premises in Wakefield have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 95.5%.