Can I get full fibre in Bricket Wood?

Most homes in Bricket Wood can get gigabit-capable broadband (88%), which in practice means full fibre or Virgin Media's cable network. Across St Albans as a whole, 82% of homes can get full fibre. Coverage changes street by street, so check your own postcode.

What is the fastest broadband in Bricket Wood?

Gigabit speeds of 1,000Mbps or more are available to 88% of homes. Some providers sell faster packages again, up to several gigabits, on their own networks.

Which broadband providers cover Bricket Wood?

Providers that use the Openreach network, including BT, EE, Sky, Plusnet, Vodafone, TalkTalk and NOW, can sell to most addresses. Where Openreach has built full fibre they sell that too. Virgin Media and independent full fibre networks only cover the streets they have built.

Are there homes in Bricket Wood that can't get decent broadband?

No. Every postcode in Bricket Wood has decent broadband (at least 10Mbps download) available from a fixed line or wireless network.

Broadband in Bricket Wood

88% of homes in Bricket Wood can get gigabit broadband, 7 points below the St Albans average of 94% and 2 points below the England figure of 90%. 99% can get superfast speeds of 30Mbps or more.

Most homes in Bricket Wood can get gigabit broadband.

Gigabit
1,000Mbps or faster
88%
Ultrafast
300Mbps or faster
88%
Fast
100Mbps or faster
88%
Superfast
30Mbps or faster
99%
No decent service
Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
0%

Average share of homes able to get each speed across 155 postcodes in Bricket Wood (AL2, WD25). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

Street by street

83%

of Bricket Wood's postcodes have gigabit broadband for every home

10%

of postcodes have no gigabit broadband at all yet

of postcodes include homes that can't get decent broadband

Bricket Wood ranks 7th of 7 towns in St Albans for gigabit coverage. See all towns in St Albans.

How Bricket Wood compares

Area	Gigabit	300Mbps+	Superfast
Bricket Wood	88%	88%	99%
St Albans	94%	95%	99%
England	90%	90%	98%
United Kingdom	89%	89%	98%

Nearby towns

How Wood99% gigabit
Abbots Langley94% gigabit
Radlett74% gigabit
London Colney97% gigabit
St Albans93% gigabit
Watford94% gigabit

Choosing a provider in Bricket Wood

Most addresses in Bricket Wood can order from providers on the Openreach network. If Openreach has built full fibre to your street, all of them can sell it to you, so the choice comes down to price, the yearly price rise and customer service.

Virgin Media and independent full fibre networks only cover the streets they have built. If one of them covers you, it can be worth comparing, as they often sell faster speeds for similar money.

BTRises £4.00 a month each year
EERises £4.00 a month each year
SkyYearly rise not fixed at sale
TalkTalkRises £4.00 a month each year
VodafoneRises £3.50 a month each year
PlusnetRises £4.00 a month each year
NOW BroadbandYearly rise not fixed at sale
Zen InternetNo mid-contract rises

Questions

Can I get full fibre in Bricket Wood?: Most homes in Bricket Wood can get gigabit-capable broadband (88%), which in practice means full fibre or Virgin Media's cable network. Across St Albans as a whole, 82% of homes can get full fibre. Coverage changes street by street, so check your own postcode.
What is the fastest broadband in Bricket Wood?: Gigabit speeds of 1,000Mbps or more are available to 88% of homes. Some providers sell faster packages again, up to several gigabits, on their own networks.
Which broadband providers cover Bricket Wood?: Providers that use the Openreach network, including BT, EE, Sky, Plusnet, Vodafone, TalkTalk and NOW, can sell to most addresses. Where Openreach has built full fibre they sell that too. Virgin Media and independent full fibre networks only cover the streets they have built.
Are there homes in Bricket Wood that can't get decent broadband?: No. Every postcode in Bricket Wood has decent broadband (at least 10Mbps download) available from a fixed line or wireless network.

Figures are averages of the share of homes able to get each speed in every postcode Ofcom lists for Bricket Wood, from Ofcom Connected Nations (January 2026). Postcodes are matched to towns using Ordnance Survey OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. How we calculate this.