League table · Gigabit broadband

Fastest broadband in East of England

Which areas can get gigabit broadband? All 45 council areas in East of England ranked on gigabit broadband (% of premises). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

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1stSouthend-on-Sea98.3%

2ndLuton98.1%

3rdIpswich96.5%

#	Area	Gigabit broadband	England & Wales
1	Southend-on-Sea	98.3%	3rd
2	Luton	98.1%	5th
3	Ipswich	96.5%	28th
4	Peterborough	95.8%	42nd
5	Watford	95.0%	54th
6	Cambridge	94.7%	62nd
7	St Albans	93.5%	87th
8	Thurrock	92.8%	102nd
9	Stevenage	92.6%	105th
10	Broxbourne	92.1%	113th
11	Three Rivers	91.5%	123rd
12	Basildon	91.3%	127th
13	Harlow	90.9%	135th
14	Braintree	90.3%	143rd
15	Huntingdonshire	90.0%	150th
16	Rochford	89.9%	151st
17	Hertsmere	89.8%	155th
18	Castle Point	89.2%	163rd
19	Norwich	89.1%	166th
20	Fenland	88.5%	170th
21	Epping Forest	88.1%	175th
22	Welwyn Hatfield	88.0%	177th
23	Chelmsford	87.9%	179th
24	Great Yarmouth	87.7%	185th
25	East Cambridgeshire	87.1%	187th
26	Central Bedfordshire	86.7%	192nd
27	Dacorum	86.3%	195th
28	North Hertfordshire	85.8%	199th
29	South Cambridgeshire	85.8%	201st
30	Bedford	85.4%	206th
31	East Suffolk	85.4%	207th
32	Brentwood	84.7%	212th
33	East Hertfordshire	84.0%	217th
34	Uttlesford	82.9%	228th
35	West Suffolk	82.6%	234th
36	Colchester	82.2%	239th
37	Maldon	82.2%	240th
38	Broadland	81.6%	247th
39	Tendring	79.4%	263rd
40	Babergh	75.4%	284th
41	South Norfolk	71.7%	295th
42	Breckland	67.3%	303rd
43	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	65.3%	308th
44	Mid Suffolk	62.4%	311th
45	North Norfolk	54.5%	317th

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