Which parts of the UK are ready for TV over broadband?

Across the UK, 167,715 homes (0.6%) can't get broadband of 10Mbit/s, the minimum Freely needs to show live TV over the internet. Hull is the readiest council area; Torridge has the largest share of homes left behind, 7.4%.

From Ofcom’s Connected Nations figures for homes, January 2026. The government’s preferred date to end aerial TV is 31st December 2034; no decision has been made.

Most homes left behind

Council areas with the most homes that can’t get 10Mbit/s. Big rural areas lead: the distance to the nearest exchange or cabinet is the usual reason.

Highland8,611
Aberdeenshire5,941
North Yorkshire5,684
Shropshire5,098
Powys4,391
Somerset4,231
Carmarthenshire3,553
Cornwall2,943
Angus2,598
Perth and Kinross2,536

By nation

Nation	Can’t get 10Mbit/s	Full fibre	Gigabit
England	113,336 homes (0.4%)	82%	89.5%
Scotland	31,388 homes (1.1%)	74.9%	83.5%
Wales	18,871 homes (1.3%)	82.5%	84.9%
Northern Ireland	4,120 homes (0.5%)	95.5%	96.3%

All 361 council areas

Ranked by the share of homes that can’t get 10Mbit/s (fewest first), then by gigabit coverage.

Rank	Council area	Can’t get 10Mbit/s	Full fibre	Gigabit
1	HullEngland	<0.1%7 homes	99.8%	99.8%
2	Oadby and WigstonEngland	<0.1%5 homes	95.1%	98.7%
3	LutonEngland	0%0 homes	91.8%	98.6%
4	Southend-on-SeaEngland	<0.1%5 homes	97.7%	98.4%
5	WolverhamptonEngland	<0.1%2 homes	96%	98.3%
6	GosportEngland	0%0 homes	92.4%	98.2%
7	Cannock ChaseEngland	<0.1%14 homes	97.7%	97.9%
8	WorthingEngland	0%0 homes	93.4%	97.8%
9	LeicesterEngland	<0.1%2 homes	94.2%	97.7%
10	DerbyEngland	<0.1%15 homes	87.7%	97.7%
11	DudleyEngland	<0.1%2 homes	89.6%	97.5%
12	SloughEngland	0%0 homes	91.5%	97.2%
13	Stoke-on-TrentEngland	<0.1%47 homes	92.5%	96.9%
14	WirralEngland	<0.1%64 homes	94.7%	96.8%
15	MansfieldEngland	<0.1%6 homes	85.8%	96.8%
16	SandwellEngland	<0.1%10 homes	91.4%	96.6%
17	ReadingEngland	<0.1%8 homes	95.5%	96.3%
18	TamesideEngland	<0.1%39 homes	93.1%	96.3%
19	Epsom and EwellEngland	<0.1%2 homes	90%	96.2%
20	Dundee CityScotland	<0.1%11 homes	87%	95.8%
21	HavantEngland	<0.1%1 homes	69.5%	95.8%
22	North TynesideEngland	<0.1%48 homes	85.6%	95.6%
23	StevenageEngland	<0.1%1 homes	58.2%	95.6%
24	IslingtonEngland	<0.1%5 homes	83.6%	95.5%
25	Nuneaton and BedworthEngland	<0.1%28 homes	71.5%	95.5%
26	CamdenEngland	<0.1%4 homes	86%	95.4%
27	WatfordEngland	<0.1%7 homes	87.7%	95.2%
28	CambridgeEngland	<0.1%11 homes	89.5%	95%
29	CrawleyEngland	<0.1%3 homes	70.4%	94.8%
30	MertonEngland	<0.1%32 homes	81%	94.7%
31	West DunbartonshireScotland	<0.1%9 homes	55.6%	94.4%
32	WorcesterEngland	0%0 homes	94.1%	94.1%
33	ChesterfieldEngland	<0.1%2 homes	91.2%	93.9%
34	BlackpoolEngland	0%0 homes	83.4%	93.9%
35	EastbourneEngland	<0.1%2 homes	92.8%	92.8%
36	SuttonEngland	<0.1%19 homes	78.9%	92.8%
37	LambethEngland	<0.1%2 homes	83.3%	92.4%
38	NorwichEngland	0%0 homes	77.3%	92.3%
39	EastleighEngland	<0.1%22 homes	72.5%	91.9%
40	LincolnEngland	<0.1%9 homes	86.3%	91.7%
41	Surrey HeathEngland	<0.1%8 homes	75.4%	91.4%
42	SouthwarkEngland	<0.1%5 homes	82.5%	91.3%
43	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland	<0.1%43 homes	80.4%	90.4%
44	Castle PointEngland	<0.1%3 homes	85.7%	90.1%
45	GreenwichEngland	<0.1%13 homes	77.4%	90.1%
46	WestminsterEngland	<0.1%48 homes	87.3%	88.8%
47	SeftonEngland	<0.1%42 homes	84.2%	88.4%
48	ElmbridgeEngland	<0.1%15 homes	63.7%	86.2%
49	Rhondda Cynon TafWales	<0.1%43 homes	82.6%	84%
50	HastingsEngland	<0.1%8 homes	83.8%	83.8%
51	City of LondonEngland	0%0 homes	80.1%	80.5%
52	Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland	0.1%53 homes	98.2%	98.5%
53	FarehamEngland	0.1%59 homes	92.2%	98.4%
54	KnowsleyEngland	0.1%62 homes	94.7%	98.2%
55	TamworthEngland	0.1%26 homes	88.2%	98.2%
56	SouthamptonEngland	0.1%89 homes	95.8%	97.9%
57	BelfastNorthern Ireland	0.1%105 homes	94.7%	97.9%
58	OldhamEngland	0.1%90 homes	94.6%	97.9%
59	Lisburn and CastlereaghNorthern Ireland	0.1%47 homes	96.8%	97.8%
60	AshfieldEngland	0.1%40 homes	88.9%	97.8%
61	RotherhamEngland	0.1%148 homes	95.4%	97.5%
62	Bracknell ForestEngland	0.1%30 homes	96.9%	97.4%
63	RenfrewshireScotland	0.1%77 homes	92.8%	97.4%
64	IpswichEngland	0.1%37 homes	96.2%	97.3%
65	WiganEngland	0.1%152 homes	88.1%	97.3%
66	Ards and North DownNorthern Ireland	0.1%73 homes	96.8%	97.2%
67	DoncasterEngland	0.1%143 homes	95.2%	97.2%
68	BoltonEngland	0.1%127 homes	90%	97.2%
69	HaltonEngland	0.1%45 homes	89.4%	97%
70	Milton KeynesEngland	0.1%159 homes	96.8%	96.8%
71	WarringtonEngland	0.1%57 homes	92.9%	96.7%
72	NottinghamEngland	0.1%79 homes	89%	96.7%
73	SolihullEngland	0.1%123 homes	81.7%	96.7%
74	BurnleyEngland	0.1%58 homes	92.7%	96.5%
75	KirkleesEngland	0.1%259 homes	94.1%	96.4%
76	CardiffWales	0.1%129 homes	88.7%	96.4%
77	LeedsEngland	0.1%299 homes	93.2%	96.3%
78	AdurEngland	0.1%23 homes	76.7%	96%
79	East RenfrewshireScotland	0.1%45 homes	89.2%	95.9%
80	StockportEngland	0.1%74 homes	88.1%	95.9%
81	BroxtoweEngland	0.1%38 homes	86.8%	95.9%
82	North LanarkshireScotland	0.1%166 homes	73.8%	95.4%
83	HyndburnEngland	0.1%51 homes	94.9%	95.3%
84	FyldeEngland	0.1%49 homes	93.5%	95.1%
85	Glasgow CityScotland	0.1%192 homes	92%	95.1%
86	BuryEngland	0.1%93 homes	93.4%	94.9%
87	GloucesterEngland	0.1%87 homes	76.9%	94.9%
88	WalsallEngland	0.1%74 homes	86.3%	94.8%
89	CharnwoodEngland	0.1%101 homes	89.4%	94.6%
90	BridgendWales	0.1%90 homes	94.4%	94.4%
91	TraffordEngland	0.1%75 homes	92.8%	94.4%
92	West OxfordshireEngland	0.1%54 homes	85.8%	94.1%
93	RedbridgeEngland	0.1%132 homes	84.7%	93.7%
94	RedditchEngland	0.1%23 homes	49.8%	93.7%
95	CheltenhamEngland	0.1%69 homes	85.7%	93.6%
96	BromleyEngland	0.1%150 homes	68.6%	93.3%
97	Aberdeen CityScotland	0.1%135 homes	93.1%	93.1%
98	WokingEngland	0.1%38 homes	76.8%	93%
99	BroxbourneEngland	0.1%52 homes	74.2%	93%
100	BarnsleyEngland	0.1%153 homes	89.9%	92.8%
101	PrestonEngland	0.1%66 homes	86.1%	92.7%
102	NewhamEngland	0.1%148 homes	83%	92.4%
103	Hammersmith and FulhamEngland	0.1%77 homes	86.3%	92.1%
104	HackneyEngland	0.1%80 homes	83.9%	92.1%
105	LiverpoolEngland	0.1%266 homes	88.1%	92%
106	Kingston upon ThamesEngland	0.1%43 homes	70.9%	91.9%
107	YorkEngland	0.1%133 homes	87.4%	91.2%
108	Richmond upon ThamesEngland	0.1%58 homes	69.6%	91.1%
109	CaerphillyWales	0.1%79 homes	90.9%	90.9%
110	LewishamEngland	0.1%135 homes	78.3%	90.4%
111	RochfordEngland	0.1%26 homes	90.3%	90.3%
112	WandsworthEngland	0.1%84 homes	84.9%	90.3%
113	Great YarmouthEngland	0.1%42 homes	84.7%	89.9%
114	TorbayEngland	0.1%65 homes	85.4%	89.8%
115	HaringeyEngland	0.1%134 homes	61.2%	89.8%
116	Welwyn HatfieldEngland	0.1%28 homes	61%	89.8%
117	Reigate and BansteadEngland	0.1%64 homes	76.4%	89.2%
118	InverclydeScotland	0.1%28 homes	59.2%	87.7%
119	South GloucestershireEngland	0.1%194 homes	68.5%	87.6%
120	WarwickEngland	0.1%93 homes	61.4%	87.3%
121	BromsgroveEngland	0.1%63 homes	81.8%	87%
122	Windsor and MaidenheadEngland	0.1%83 homes	78.3%	86.8%
123	ArunEngland	0.1%67 homes	83.2%	83.2%
124	OxfordEngland	0.1%88 homes	59.4%	82.6%
125	BarnetEngland	0.1%139 homes	69.4%	80.3%
126	Isles of ScillyEngland	0.1%1 homes	51%	51%
127	CoventryEngland	0.2%231 homes	96.8%	97.8%
128	MiddlesbroughEngland	0.2%120 homes	63.7%	97.5%
129	WakefieldEngland	0.2%298 homes	95.8%	97%
130	ErewashEngland	0.2%80 homes	94.1%	96.8%
131	SunderlandEngland	0.2%257 homes	81.6%	96.4%
132	BradfordEngland	0.2%391 homes	91.9%	96.3%
133	PeterboroughEngland	0.2%169 homes	95%	96.1%
134	North NorthamptonshireEngland	0.2%280 homes	89.1%	96.1%
135	FalkirkScotland	0.2%130 homes	71.9%	96%
136	BirminghamEngland	0.2%1,131 homes	85.6%	95.6%
137	NewportWales	0.2%175 homes	89.5%	95.2%
138	BolsoverEngland	0.2%72 homes	90.3%	94.7%
139	BristolEngland	0.2%376 homes	83.3%	94.7%
140	South TynesideEngland	0.2%121 homes	67.1%	94.7%
141	St AlbansEngland	0.2%126 homes	82.2%	94.4%
142	GedlingEngland	0.2%111 homes	84.9%	94.3%
143	West LothianScotland	0.2%147 homes	81.8%	94.3%
144	Kensington and ChelseaEngland	0.2%177 homes	72.7%	94.3%
145	SheffieldEngland	0.2%555 homes	92.2%	94.2%
146	WokinghamEngland	0.2%130 homes	84.2%	94.1%
147	Newcastle upon TyneEngland	0.2%212 homes	89.4%	93.8%
148	BexleyEngland	0.2%159 homes	84.1%	93.8%
149	East DunbartonshireScotland	0.2%89 homes	77%	93.6%
150	Blackburn with DarwenEngland	0.2%155 homes	90%	93.3%
151	RochdaleEngland	0.2%151 homes	88.9%	93.3%
152	BlabyEngland	0.2%80 homes	91.9%	93.2%
153	EdinburghScotland	0.2%568 homes	84.1%	93%
154	WyreEngland	0.2%120 homes	92.8%	92.9%
155	Three RiversEngland	0.2%80 homes	86.1%	92.2%
156	BasildonEngland	0.2%123 homes	74.1%	92.1%
157	HaveringEngland	0.2%186 homes	84.8%	91.7%
158	South LanarkshireScotland	0.2%360 homes	69.6%	91.1%
159	HertsmereEngland	0.2%72 homes	72.8%	90.6%
160	CroydonEngland	0.2%362 homes	70.4%	90.3%
161	South RibbleEngland	0.2%117 homes	86.7%	89.8%
162	EalingEngland	0.2%340 homes	71.4%	89.8%
163	DacorumEngland	0.2%144 homes	69.9%	88.4%
164	ClackmannanshireScotland	0.2%51 homes	87.8%	87.8%
165	BrentEngland	0.2%213 homes	77.1%	86.9%
166	Tower HamletsEngland	0.2%268 homes	81.7%	86.7%
167	Hinckley and BosworthEngland	0.2%94 homes	77.9%	86%
168	BrentwoodEngland	0.2%53 homes	85.7%	85.7%
169	DartfordEngland	0.2%88 homes	74.2%	85.3%
170	Neath Port TalbotWales	0.2%106 homes	79.7%	85%
171	GraveshamEngland	0.2%111 homes	74.1%	84.6%
172	South OxfordshireEngland	0.2%138 homes	76.2%	84.5%
173	GuildfordEngland	0.2%116 homes	66.7%	83.4%
174	Merthyr TydfilWales	0.2%46 homes	81.1%	81.1%
175	Blaenau GwentWales	0.2%57 homes	79.7%	79.7%
176	TendringEngland	0.2%161 homes	79.5%	79.5%
177	HartlepoolEngland	0.3%154 homes	96.6%	97.9%
178	St HelensEngland	0.3%274 homes	95%	97.6%
179	PortsmouthEngland	0.3%229 homes	87.6%	97.3%
180	SwindonEngland	0.3%298 homes	93.8%	97.1%
181	Barking and DagenhamEngland	0.3%256 homes	90.3%	95.8%
182	Waltham ForestEngland	0.3%346 homes	88.3%	95.2%
183	PlymouthEngland	0.3%332 homes	78.6%	94.9%
184	RossendaleEngland	0.3%91 homes	93.3%	94.1%
185	HillingdonEngland	0.3%332 homes	80.9%	93.7%
186	RugbyEngland	0.3%137 homes	92.9%	93.5%
187	MidlothianScotland	0.3%143 homes	93.4%	93.4%
188	SwanseaWales	0.3%348 homes	86.3%	92.8%
189	GatesheadEngland	0.3%283 homes	79.6%	92.8%
190	HounslowEngland	0.3%260 homes	65.7%	92.7%
191	EnfieldEngland	0.3%362 homes	58.7%	92%
192	Amber ValleyEngland	0.3%163 homes	91.2%	91.2%
193	LancasterEngland	0.3%215 homes	89.3%	91.2%
194	Wyre ForestEngland	0.3%125 homes	84.2%	90.5%
195	HarrowEngland	0.3%323 homes	77.5%	90.2%
196	ManchesterEngland	0.3%751 homes	86.6%	90.1%
197	Telford and WrekinEngland	0.3%239 homes	58.7%	89.7%
198	BedfordEngland	0.3%247 homes	76.8%	87.4%
199	TorfaenWales	0.3%114 homes	75.9%	86.2%
200	Vale of White HorseEngland	0.3%173 homes	65.4%	86.1%
201	North AyrshireScotland	0.3%216 homes	81.9%	85.5%
202	East HertfordshireEngland	0.3%233 homes	71.8%	85.3%
203	FifeScotland	0.3%562 homes	73.1%	85.2%
204	Newcastle-Under-LymeEngland	0.3%184 homes	78.9%	84.6%
205	Mid SussexEngland	0.3%209 homes	83.5%	83.5%
206	West SuffolkEngland	0.3%223 homes	79.8%	83.2%
207	South AyrshireScotland	0.3%194 homes	72%	82.7%
208	Mole ValleyEngland	0.3%119 homes	71.5%	82.3%
209	Bath and North East SomersetEngland	0.3%293 homes	74.3%	81%
210	East AyrshireScotland	0.3%188 homes	77.6%	80.3%
211	LewesEngland	0.3%141 homes	75.2%	75.2%
212	RushmoorEngland	0.4%186 homes	92%	97.7%
213	Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland	0.4%256 homes	96.7%	96.7%
214	West NorthamptonshireEngland	0.4%831 homes	94.1%	95%
215	Armagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonNorthern Ireland	0.4%338 homes	94.6%	94.6%
216	ChorleyEngland	0.4%205 homes	90.8%	94.3%
217	South DerbyshireEngland	0.4%210 homes	93.4%	93.8%
218	SpelthorneEngland	0.4%169 homes	81.6%	93.6%
219	ThurrockEngland	0.4%248 homes	85.7%	93.5%
220	MedwayEngland	0.4%526 homes	82.8%	92.3%
221	BraintreeEngland	0.4%305 homes	91.7%	91.7%
222	North West LeicestershireEngland	0.4%190 homes	81%	91.5%
223	CalderdaleEngland	0.4%356 homes	87.9%	90%
224	Epping ForestEngland	0.4%208 homes	73.9%	90%
225	West BerkshireEngland	0.4%258 homes	79.3%	89%
226	Central BedfordshireEngland	0.4%571 homes	75.1%	87.9%
227	South CambridgeshireEngland	0.4%284 homes	69.1%	87.8%
228	HartEngland	0.4%156 homes	75.8%	87.6%
229	County DurhamEngland	0.4%1,107 homes	86.1%	87.5%
230	North HertfordshireEngland	0.4%212 homes	70.2%	87.1%
231	Stratford-on-AvonEngland	0.4%268 homes	84%	86.8%
232	East SuffolkEngland	0.4%456 homes	85.3%	86%
233	North WarwickshireEngland	0.4%114 homes	77%	83.9%
234	StroudEngland	0.4%199 homes	81.7%	82.6%
235	RushcliffeEngland	0.4%212 homes	65.6%	82.3%
236	New ForestEngland	0.4%292 homes	76.6%	78.6%
237	WealdenEngland	0.4%307 homes	75.7%	75.7%
238	RotherEngland	0.4%195 homes	75.1%	75.1%
239	Newry, Mourne and DownNorthern Ireland	0.5%368 homes	96.4%	96.4%
240	HarlowEngland	0.5%211 homes	43.2%	94.8%
241	North LincolnshireEngland	0.5%393 homes	93.8%	94.6%
242	Vale of GlamorganWales	0.5%302 homes	88.8%	92.7%
243	Redcar and ClevelandEngland	0.5%355 homes	60.8%	92%
244	ChelmsfordEngland	0.5%406 homes	81.3%	88.5%
245	Brighton and HoveEngland	0.5%671 homes	67.4%	86.5%
246	UttlesfordEngland	0.5%201 homes	78.6%	85.8%
247	Newark and SherwoodEngland	0.5%304 homes	83.2%	85.6%
248	BroadlandEngland	0.5%336 homes	78.9%	82.5%
249	ThanetEngland	0.5%391 homes	81.1%	81.1%
250	WychavonEngland	0.5%313 homes	79.6%	79.8%
251	DorsetEngland	0.5%891 homes	76.7%	77.7%
252	Scottish BordersScotland	0.5%310 homes	76.1%	76.1%
253	BaberghEngland	0.5%215 homes	75.7%	75.7%
254	CotswoldEngland	0.5%227 homes	72.5%	72.5%
255	WaverleyEngland	0.5%300 homes	69.2%	72.4%
256	Dumfries and GallowayScotland	0.5%396 homes	69.6%	69.6%
257	North East LincolnshireEngland	0.6%437 homes	81.6%	96.5%
258	Derry City and StrabaneNorthern Ireland	0.6%415 homes	95.8%	96.2%
259	HuntingdonshireEngland	0.6%468 homes	80.2%	91.9%
260	North SomersetEngland	0.6%620 homes	85.8%	90.9%
261	Cheshire West and ChesterEngland	0.6%929 homes	89.5%	90.1%
262	RunnymedeEngland	0.6%234 homes	78.2%	87.1%
263	West LancashireEngland	0.6%327 homes	86.5%	86.5%
264	BuckinghamshireEngland	0.6%1,499 homes	75.7%	83.6%
265	MaldonEngland	0.6%186 homes	83%	83%
266	Basingstoke and DeaneEngland	0.6%490 homes	68.1%	82.2%
267	RutlandEngland	0.6%98 homes	79.6%	79.6%
268	SevenoaksEngland	0.6%331 homes	68.1%	77.4%
269	CanterburyEngland	0.6%454 homes	75.8%	75.8%
270	TandridgeEngland	0.6%243 homes	60.2%	74.1%
271	Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland	0.7%406 homes	95.3%	95.3%
272	FlintshireWales	0.7%521 homes	92.3%	92.3%
273	CherwellEngland	0.7%504 homes	81.2%	91.2%
274	North East DerbyshireEngland	0.7%349 homes	89.6%	89.7%
275	Isle of WightEngland	0.7%520 homes	88.3%	88.3%
276	East CambridgeshireEngland	0.7%282 homes	84.1%	87.9%
277	LichfieldEngland	0.7%321 homes	75.5%	85.3%
278	South StaffordshireEngland	0.7%352 homes	85.1%	85.1%
279	Cheshire EastEngland	0.7%1,375 homes	80%	84.7%
280	ColchesterEngland	0.7%577 homes	69.1%	83.9%
281	BassetlawEngland	0.7%391 homes	79.6%	83.1%
282	Tunbridge WellsEngland	0.7%341 homes	76.4%	82.4%
283	HorshamEngland	0.7%465 homes	78.1%	78.1%
284	WiltshireEngland	0.7%1,524 homes	70.6%	78.1%
285	DarlingtonEngland	0.8%427 homes	89%	95.2%
286	Stockton-on-TeesEngland	0.8%677 homes	61.2%	95.1%
287	East Riding of YorkshireEngland	0.8%1,341 homes	95%	95%
288	PendleEngland	0.8%323 homes	93.6%	95%
289	ExeterEngland	0.8%446 homes	79.9%	91%
290	FenlandEngland	0.8%389 homes	85.5%	90%
291	WrexhamWales	0.8%478 homes	88.7%	88.7%
292	Tonbridge and MallingEngland	0.8%437 homes	76%	87.1%
293	High PeakEngland	0.8%360 homes	86.2%	86.2%
294	Mid SuffolkEngland	0.8%381 homes	63%	63%
295	SalfordEngland	0.9%1,179 homes	90.6%	94.5%
296	East StaffordshireEngland	0.9%479 homes	82.4%	82.9%
297	HarboroughEngland	0.9%387 homes	79.6%	82.5%
298	SwaleEngland	0.9%581 homes	76.1%	82.2%
299	MaidstoneEngland	0.9%706 homes	72.8%	82.2%
300	DoverEngland	0.9%477 homes	76%	81.7%
301	ChichesterEngland	0.9%555 homes	69.6%	69.6%
302	Test ValleyEngland	1%585 homes	60.2%	78.7%
303	East HampshireEngland	1%553 homes	64%	75.9%
304	South NorfolkEngland	1%656 homes	71.8%	72.6%
305	CornwallEngland	1.1%2,943 homes	66.9%	67.7%
306	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEngland	1.1%811 homes	66%	66%
307	North NorfolkEngland	1.1%597 homes	56%	56%
308	Causeway Coast and GlensNorthern Ireland	1.2%775 homes	94.2%	94.2%
309	StaffordEngland	1.2%753 homes	74.5%	86.3%
310	TewkesburyEngland	1.3%619 homes	75.8%	89.2%
311	South KestevenEngland	1.3%880 homes	79.7%	84.9%
312	North KestevenEngland	1.3%689 homes	70.4%	84.4%
313	Westmorland and FurnessEngland	1.3%1,538 homes	83.7%	83.7%
314	BostonEngland	1.3%413 homes	81.6%	81.6%
315	MeltonEngland	1.3%335 homes	68.8%	81.1%
316	StirlingScotland	1.3%594 homes	78.8%	78.8%
317	Ribble ValleyEngland	1.4%429 homes	87.8%	87.9%
318	CumberlandEngland	1.4%1,876 homes	84.8%	86.1%
319	WinchesterEngland	1.4%777 homes	59.7%	71%
320	BrecklandEngland	1.4%896 homes	68.3%	68.3%
321	NorthumberlandEngland	1.5%2,381 homes	83.9%	83.9%
322	East LothianScotland	1.6%879 homes	88.4%	88.4%
323	AshfordEngland	1.6%912 homes	68.9%	77.5%
324	SomersetEngland	1.6%4,231 homes	75.7%	76.8%
325	DenbighshireWales	1.7%806 homes	82.9%	82.9%
326	ConwyWales	1.8%985 homes	89.1%	89.1%
327	HerefordshireEngland	1.8%1,538 homes	83%	83%
328	South HollandEngland	1.8%818 homes	78.6%	78.6%
329	East DevonEngland	1.8%1,354 homes	76.2%	76.3%
330	Malvern HillsEngland	1.8%681 homes	72.7%	72.7%
331	North YorkshireEngland	1.9%5,684 homes	83.8%	84.2%
332	Isle of AngleseyWales	1.9%675 homes	69.2%	69.2%
333	Derbyshire DalesEngland	1.9%649 homes	65.1%	65.1%
334	Folkestone and HytheEngland	2%1,052 homes	75.4%	81.4%
335	Forest of DeanEngland	2%802 homes	81%	81%
336	Staffordshire MoorlandsEngland	2.1%919 homes	72.5%	76.9%
337	PembrokeshireWales	2.3%1,443 homes	70.4%	70.4%
338	MonmouthshireWales	2.4%1,053 homes	81.6%	81.6%
339	TeignbridgeEngland	2.4%1,516 homes	74.9%	78.2%
340	Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland	2.5%1,284 homes	91.3%	91.3%
341	GwyneddWales	2.5%1,516 homes	72.2%	72.2%
342	East LindseyEngland	2.7%1,942 homes	65.3%	68.5%
343	North DevonEngland	2.9%1,396 homes	62.4%	62.4%
344	MorayScotland	3%1,420 homes	64.9%	64.9%
345	Perth and KinrossScotland	3.3%2,536 homes	37.9%	57.6%
346	ShropshireEngland	3.4%5,098 homes	75.2%	75.5%
347	West LindseyEngland	3.6%1,681 homes	65.9%	69.8%
348	South HamsEngland	3.7%1,696 homes	61.2%	61.3%
349	CarmarthenshireWales	4%3,553 homes	74.2%	74.2%
350	AngusScotland	4.4%2,598 homes	59.6%	68.5%
351	Argyll and ButeScotland	4.7%2,373 homes	24.5%	24.5%
352	Na h-Eileanan SiarScotland	4.7%746 homes	11.3%	11.3%
353	AberdeenshireScotland	4.8%5,941 homes	49.1%	49.1%
354	CeredigionWales	5.4%1,961 homes	59.5%	59.5%
355	Mid DevonEngland	5.8%2,093 homes	68.9%	68.9%
356	Shetland IslandsScotland	6.5%775 homes	20.6%	20.6%
357	PowysWales	6.7%4,391 homes	63.3%	63.3%
358	HighlandScotland	6.9%8,611 homes	65.4%	65.4%
359	West DevonEngland	7.3%1,932 homes	65.2%	65.2%
360	Orkney IslandsScotland	7.3%898 homes	30.7%	30.7%
361	TorridgeEngland	7.4%2,506 homes	60.3%	60.3%

Why 10Mbit/s matters

If aerial TV ends, live TV would come over broadband through Freely, which needs a connection of at least 10Mbit/s. Homes that can’t get it would need a better line, a mobile or satellite broadband service, or another way to watch. Where the decision stands, and the cheapest broadband that works for Freely.

For journalists

167,715 UK homes can't get the 10Mbit/s broadband needed to watch live TV over the internet, according to Ofcom's January 2026 figures analysed by Tely.
In Torridge, 7.4% of homes (2,506) can't get 10Mbit/s broadband, the highest share of any UK council area.
Highland has the most homes unable to get 10Mbit/s broadband of any UK council area: 8,611.
Full fibre now reaches 81.8% of UK homes, and gigabit broadband 88.9%.

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Method: Ofcom Connected Nations January 2026, residential premises by local and unitary authority (source). “Can’t get 10Mbit/s” is Ofcom’s measure of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s download. Ranking and totals by Tely.

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