Broadband speed map
Will the internet be any good? The Broadband layer shades each neighbourhood by the fastest download speed available to a typical home there — from under 30 Mbit/s up to gigabit — using Ofcom’s official availability data.
What the map shows
Ofcom’s Connected Nations data records, postcode by postcode, what speeds providers actually offer. Each neighbourhood is coloured by the median of the fastest service available per postcode — availability, not take-up: what you could order, not what current residents have bought.
Reading the bands
Gigabit (1000+ Mbit/s) usually means full fibre or upgraded cable is in the street; 300–1000 ultrafast; 100–300 and 30–100 superfast; under 30 Mbit/s means only basic connections are on sale — worth checking before you commit to a home.
Coverage and caveats
Ofcom’s postcode data and this map’s shading both cover the whole UK — English & Welsh LSOAs, Scottish Data Zones and Northern Irish Super Data Zones. Data is the Connected Nations Spring 2026 update; new build-outs can outpace it, so treat borderline areas as “check with providers”.
Common questions
What does the broadband map show?
The fastest download speed a typical home in each neighbourhood could order — availability, not take-up. It is the median, across the neighbourhood’s postcodes, of the fastest service on sale at each one.
What counts as superfast, ultrafast and gigabit broadband?
Superfast is 30–300 Mbit/s, ultrafast 300–1000 Mbit/s, and gigabit 1000 Mbit/s or more — gigabit usually means full fibre or upgraded cable is already in the street.
Where does the broadband data come from?
Ofcom’s Connected Nations postcode-level availability data (Spring 2026 update), covering the whole UK. New build-outs can outpace it, so treat borderline areas as “check with providers”.
Other layers
Social housing & council homes map · Crime & anti-social behaviour map · Noise & sound pollution map · House prices per m² map · Deprivation map (whole UK) · Social housing by council