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Broadband in Canterbury

76% of homes in Canterbury can get full fibre, 6 points below the England figure of 82%. That ranks 206th of 296 councils in England and 248th of 361 across the UK.

What homes in Canterbury can get

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    76%
  • Full fibre
    Fibre all the way to the home
    76%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    76%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    76%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    94%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0.1%
Share of homes in Canterbury able to get each speed. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.
77,452
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
55%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
77
premises can't get decent broadband (10Mbps) from a fixed line or wireless network

Homes without a decent connection may qualify for the broadband Universal Service Obligation, and satellite services are now a realistic option for many. What to do if you can't get decent broadband.

Towns in Canterbury

TownGigabitSuperfastPostcodes
Canterbury70%95%1,253
Whitstable83%99%910
Herne Bay94%100%659
Sturry74%100%126

Towns and larger villages, by number of postcodes. Figures are averages across each town's postcodes.

Council figures are Ofcom's own totals for Canterbury (January 2026). Coverage figures are for homes; the premises counts include businesses. About our data.