Full-Fibre Broadband Reaches 85.5% of UK Premises

Full-fibre broadband coverage across the UK has reached 85.5% of premises, up from 84.5% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest analysis from Point Topic. The figures, which track availability to 30 September 2026, are based on data covering 1.76 million postcodes and 33.9 million premises.

Openreach remains the largest network, with its FTTP footprint reaching 23.5 million premises, representing a 3% increase quarter-on-quarter. Among alternative network providers, CityFibre leads with coverage of 4.27 million premises, followed by Netomnia YouFibre at 3.35 million and nexfibre at 2.63 million.

Competition between fibre networks continues to increase, with 16.2 million premises (47.9% of the UK total) now having access to two or more FTTP networks. Around 4.5 million premises can choose between three or more providers.

Northern Ireland has the highest FTTP coverage at 97.4%, followed by Wales at 89.1%, England at 85.6% and Scotland at 78.8%.

Despite continued expansion, the report highlights increasing network overlap. Of the 1.2 million premises that gained access to an additional FTTP network during the quarter, approximately 70% already had access to at least one other full-fibre provider.

The findings demonstrate the continued progress of the UK's full-fibre rollout, while highlighting the growing commercial challenges for providers as competition intensifies and the remaining unconnected premises become harder to reach.