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Broadband in Cheshire West and Chester

90% of homes in Cheshire West and Chester can get full fibre, 8 points above the England figure of 82%. That ranks 69th of 296 councils in England and 87th of 361 across the UK.

What homes in Cheshire West and Chester can get

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    90%
  • Full fibre
    Fibre all the way to the home
    90%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    91%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    92%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    98%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0.1%
Share of homes in Cheshire West and Chester able to get each speed. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.
176,089
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
63%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
176
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 Cheshire West and Chester

TownGigabitSuperfastPostcodes
Chester82%98%2,206
Ellesmere Port95%99%1,713
Winsford97%99%768
Northwich95%99%555
Neston94%100%435
Frodsham94%100%305
Helsby97%100%211
Hartford90%99%187
Barnton100%100%150
Weaverham100%100%149
Cuddington63%98%128

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

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