95.9% of homes and businesses in Wolverhampton can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 2.5 points in a year: 3,181 more premises can now order it. 6 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 120,254 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)
| Wolverhampton | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 95.9% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 98.2% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 99.4% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Wolverhampton ranks 8th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
6,056 of 123,896 premises in BDUK's records (4.9%) 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.
| DY3 | 95% | 99% | 0.3% | 811 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV1 | 91% | 94% | 0.1% | 536 |
| WV2 | 97% | 98% | 0% | 452 |
| WV3 | 98% | 100% | 0% | 606 |
| WV4 | 94% | 97% | 0.8% | 734 |
| WV6 | 88% | 97% | 1.2% | 994 |
| WV8 | 82% | 92% | 2.5% | 427 |
| WV9 | 88% | 94% | 1.6% | 178 |
| WV10 | 92% | 97% | 0.4% | 1152 |
| WV11 | 95% | 98% | 0.4% | 680 |
| WV12 | 98% | 100% | 0% | 500 |
| WV13 | 96% | 100% | 0% | 512 |
| WV14 | 96% | 100% | 0.1% | 1019 |
95.9% of premises in Wolverhampton could order full fibre in January 2026, and 98.2% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Wolverhampton went from 93.4% in January 2025 to 95.9% in January 2026: 3,181 more premises.
6 premises in Wolverhampton (0%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 0 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 35% of premises that can get full fibre in Wolverhampton have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
6,056 premises in Wolverhampton can't get gigabit broadband yet. 1,183 are in a provider's own build plans, 9 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 4,864 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 13 postcode districts we cover for Wolverhampton, WV12 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and WV8 the least (82%).
100% of premises in Wolverhampton have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 97.7%.