England · Ofcom coverage · January 2026
Broadband in Wigan
97.3% of homes in Wigan can get gigabit-capable broadband, above the England average of 89.5%. About 152 homes (0.1%) still can’t get more than 10 Mbps over a fixed line.
Excellent gigabit coverage27th of 296 in England for gigabit
Full fibre
88.1%
134,618 homes
Gigabit-capable
97.3%
full fibre or cable
Superfast
99.5%
30 Mbps or faster
Under 10 Mbps
0.1%
152 homes
How Wigan compares
Share of homes, weighted by the number of homes in each area.
| Measure | Wigan | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 88.1% | 82% | 81.8% |
| Gigabit-capable | 97.3% | 89.5% | 88.9% |
| Superfast (30 Mbps+) | 99.5% | 98.2% | 98.1% |
| Under 10 Mbps | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Full fibre take-up | 40% | 46% | 47% |
Of the premises in Wigan that can get full fibre, 40% are using it. Take-up often lags behind new building, because people wait for their current contract to end before switching.
About this data
- From Ofcom Connected Nations, a snapshot of fixed broadband coverage in January 2026, based on data from the UK’s fixed network and fixed wireless providers. Coverage figures are for homes (residential premises) and fixed lines only.
- Superfast means 30 Mbps or faster, ultrafast 100 Mbps or faster, and gigabit-capable a full fibre or upgraded cable line that can deliver 1 Gbps.
- “Under 10 Mbps” is the share of homes matched to a network record that can’t get a service above 10 Mbps.
- Full fibre take-up counts homes and businesses using a full fibre service, as a share of all premises that can get one. It can fall when new full fibre is built faster than people switch to it, for example while they wait for a contract to end.
- Ofcom doesn’t publish full fibre figures for individual postcodes, only for council areas and above.
Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.