Broadband in Cornwall

67% of homes in Cornwall can get full fibre, 15 points below the England figure of 82%. That ranks 264th of 296 councils in England and 316th of 361 across the UK.

What homes in Cornwall can get

Gigabit
1,000Mbps or faster
68%
Full fibre
Fibre all the way to the home
67%
Ultrafast
300Mbps or faster
68%
Fast
100Mbps or faster
69%
Superfast
30Mbps or faster
95%
No decent service
Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
0.2%

Share of homes in Cornwall able to get each speed. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

312,395

homes and businesses in Ofcom's data

57%

of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it

937

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 Cornwall

Town	Gigabit	Superfast	Postcodes
Newquay	64%	94%	792
Truro	74%	95%	754
Falmouth	81%	91%	750
St Austell	73%	95%	608
Penzance	84%	90%	589
Camborne	85%	95%	574
Redruth	92%	98%	513
Bodmin	77%	97%	473
Saltash	90%	99%	416
Liskeard	91%	95%	404
St Ives	52%	94%	351
Launceston	82%	91%	333
Helston	76%	95%	329
Penryn	65%	89%	272
Hayle	87%	97%	264
Bude	73%	96%	257
Looe	24%	98%	249
Wadebridge	86%	94%	212
Newlyn	68%	92%	183
Torpoint	80%	99%	175
Callington	76%	98%	170
Carbis Bay	55%	98%	161
St Blazey	90%	99%	140
Porthleven	78%	92%	135
St Agnes	74%	99%	122
Illogan	46%	100%	121
Lostwithiel	0%	98%	101
Padstow	76%	93%	101
St Columb Major	22%	98%	98
Fowey	42%	95%	90
Marazion	31%	100%	79
St Just	25%	98%	79
Stratton	91%	97%	70
Camelford	88%	100%	66

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

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