Gigabit broadband coverage: highest and lowest councils in East of England (January 2026)
Southend-on-Sea had the highest gigabit broadband coverage of East of England’s 45 councils in January 2026, at 98.3%.
North Norfolk had the lowest, at 54.5%. The middle council, Chelmsford, had 87.9%.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southend-on-Sea | 98.3% |
| 2 | Luton | 98.1% |
| 3 | Ipswich | 96.5% |
| 4 | Peterborough | 95.8% |
| 5 | Watford | 95.0% |
| 6 | Cambridge | 94.7% |
| 7 | St Albans | 93.5% |
| 8 | Thurrock | 92.8% |
| 9 | Stevenage | 92.6% |
| 10 | Broxbourne | 92.1% |
| 11 | Three Rivers | 91.5% |
| 12 | Basildon | 91.3% |
| 13 | Harlow | 90.9% |
| 14 | Braintree | 90.3% |
| 15 | Huntingdonshire | 90.0% |
| 16 | Rochford | 89.9% |
| 17 | Hertsmere | 89.8% |
| 18 | Castle Point | 89.2% |
| 19 | Norwich | 89.1% |
| 20 | Fenland | 88.5% |
| 21 | Epping Forest | 88.1% |
| 22 | Welwyn Hatfield | 88.0% |
| 23 | Chelmsford | 87.9% |
| 24 | Great Yarmouth | 87.7% |
| 25 | East Cambridgeshire | 87.1% |
| 26 | Central Bedfordshire | 86.7% |
| 27 | Dacorum | 86.3% |
| =28 | North Hertfordshire | 85.8% |
| =28 | South Cambridgeshire | 85.8% |
| =30 | Bedford | 85.4% |
| =30 | East Suffolk | 85.4% |
| 32 | Brentwood | 84.7% |
| 33 | East Hertfordshire | 84.0% |
| 34 | Uttlesford | 82.9% |
| 35 | West Suffolk | 82.6% |
| =36 | Colchester | 82.2% |
| =36 | Maldon | 82.2% |
| 38 | Broadland | 81.6% |
| 39 | Tendring | 79.4% |
| 40 | Babergh | 75.4% |
| 41 | South Norfolk | 71.7% |
| 42 | Breckland | 67.3% |
| 43 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 65.3% |
| 44 | Mid Suffolk | 62.4% |
| 45 | North Norfolk | 54.5% |