86.6% of homes and businesses in York can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 5.4 points in a year: 5,718 more premises can now order it. 176 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 97,922 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)
| York | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 86.6% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 90.3% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 97.9% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
York ranks 117th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
18,566 of 105,256 premises in BDUK's records (17.6%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by September 2028.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| YO1 | 68% | 88% | 0% | 361 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YO10 | 84% | 95% | 0.4% | 609 |
| YO19 | 66% | 92% | 2.1% | 488 |
| YO23 | 89% | 96% | 2.1% | 573 |
| YO24 | 98% | 99% | 0% | 685 |
| YO26 | 85% | 93% | 2.7% | 865 |
| YO30 | 82% | 95% | 2.2% | 676 |
| YO31 | 93% | 98% | 0.2% | 788 |
| YO32 | 78% | 94% | 1.2% | 786 |
86.6% of premises in York could order full fibre in January 2026, and 90.3% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in York went from 81.2% in January 2025 to 86.6% in January 2026: 5,718 more premises.
176 premises in York (0.2%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 11 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 38% of premises that can get full fibre in York have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
18,566 premises in York can't get gigabit broadband yet. 3,439 are in a provider's own build plans, 1,046 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2028, and 14,081 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 9 postcode districts we cover for York, YO24 has the most gigabit coverage (98% on average) and YO19 the least (66%).
100% of premises in York have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 95.2%.