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Broadband in Madeley

51% of homes in Madeley can get gigabit broadband, 33 points below the Newcastle-under-Lyme average of 85% and 38 points below the England figure of 90%. 98% can get superfast speeds of 30Mbps or more.

About half of Madeley can get gigabit broadband. The rest is still waiting.

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    51%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    50%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    51%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    98%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0%
Average share of homes able to get each speed across 121 postcodes in Madeley (CW3, ST5). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

Street by street

38%
of Madeley's postcodes have gigabit broadband for every home
41%
of postcodes have no gigabit broadband at all yet
0%
of postcodes include homes that can't get decent broadband

Madeley ranks 3rd of 3 towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme for gigabit coverage. See all towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

How Madeley compares

AreaGigabit300Mbps+Superfast
Madeley51%50%98%
Newcastle-under-Lyme85%85%98%
England90%90%98%
United Kingdom89%89%98%

Nearby towns

Choosing a provider in Madeley

Most addresses in Madeley 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 Madeley?
About half of all homes in Madeley can get gigabit-capable broadband (51%), which in practice means full fibre or Virgin Media's cable network. Across Newcastle-under-Lyme as a whole, 79% of homes can get full fibre. Coverage changes street by street, so check your own postcode.
What is the fastest broadband in Madeley?
Gigabit speeds of 1,000Mbps or more are available to 51% of homes. Some providers sell faster packages again, up to several gigabits, on their own networks.
Which broadband providers cover Madeley?
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 Madeley that can't get decent broadband?
No. Every postcode in Madeley 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 Madeley, 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.