Full-fibre take-up: highest and lowest councils in East Midlands (January 2026)
West Lindsey had the highest full-fibre take-up of East Midlands’s 35 councils in January 2026, at 56%.
Ashfield, Lincoln and West Northamptonshire had the joint lowest, at 31%. The middle council, High Peak, had 43%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Lindsey | 56% |
| =2 | Amber Valley | 54% |
| =2 | North East Derbyshire | 54% |
| =4 | North Kesteven | 53% |
| =4 | South Kesteven | 53% |
| 6 | Harborough | 51% |
| =7 | Chesterfield | 50% |
| =7 | North Northamptonshire | 50% |
| =9 | Bassetlaw | 49% |
| =9 | Rushcliffe | 49% |
| =11 | Bolsover | 48% |
| =11 | Rutland | 48% |
| 13 | South Derbyshire | 46% |
| 14 | Derbyshire Dales | 45% |
| =15 | Broxtowe | 43% |
| =15 | Erewash | 43% |
| =15 | Gedling | 43% |
| =15 | High Peak | 43% |
| =15 | Newark and Sherwood | 43% |
| =15 | North West Leicestershire | 43% |
| =21 | Derby | 42% |
| =21 | East Lindsey | 42% |
| =23 | Boston | 41% |
| =23 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 41% |
| =25 | Blaby | 40% |
| =25 | Melton | 40% |
| =27 | Mansfield | 38% |
| =27 | South Holland | 38% |
| 29 | Charnwood | 35% |
| 30 | Nottingham | 34% |
| 31 | Oadby and Wigston | 33% |
| 32 | Leicester | 32% |
| =33 | Ashfield | 31% |
| =33 | Lincoln | 31% |
| =33 | West Northamptonshire | 31% |