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Broadband in Sawston

80% of homes in Sawston can get gigabit broadband, 8 points below the South Cambridgeshire average of 88% and 10 points below the England figure of 90%. 98% can get superfast speeds of 30Mbps or more.

Most homes in Sawston can get gigabit broadband.

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    80%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    80%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    80%
  • 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 141 postcodes in Sawston (CB22). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

Street by street

50%
of Sawston's postcodes have gigabit broadband for every home
14%
of postcodes have no gigabit broadband at all yet
0%
of postcodes include homes that can't get decent broadband

Sawston ranks 2nd of 3 towns in South Cambridgeshire for gigabit coverage. See all towns in South Cambridgeshire.

How Sawston compares

AreaGigabit300Mbps+Superfast
Sawston80%80%98%
South Cambridgeshire88%88%99%
England90%90%98%
United Kingdom89%89%98%

Nearby towns

Choosing a provider in Sawston

Most addresses in Sawston 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 Sawston?
Most homes in Sawston can get gigabit-capable broadband (80%), which in practice means full fibre or Virgin Media's cable network. Across South Cambridgeshire as a whole, 69% of homes can get full fibre. Coverage changes street by street, so check your own postcode.
What is the fastest broadband in Sawston?
Gigabit speeds of 1,000Mbps or more are available to 80% of homes. Some providers sell faster packages again, up to several gigabits, on their own networks.
Which broadband providers cover Sawston?
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 Sawston that can't get decent broadband?
No. Every postcode in Sawston 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 Sawston, 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.