On 3 June 2020, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for DCMS responded to a written question, outlining the three local authority areas with the fastest and slowest rates of broadband connectivity.
The full written answer can be found below:
Broadband: Local Government
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
3 June 2020
Lord Patten: To ask Her Majesty’s Government which three local authority areas in England have the (1) fastest, and (2) slowest, current rates of broadband connectivity.
Baroness Barran: According to Thinkbroadband as of 1 June, the three local authority areas with the fastest median download speed are as follows:
- The London Borough of Southwark – 52.2Mbps
- City of Kingston-upon-Hull – 49.6Mbps
- Stevenage Borough Council – 42.7Mbps
The three local authority areas with the slowest median download speed are as follows:
- West Devon Borough Council – 16Mbps
- Forest of Dean District Council – 16.5Mbps
- Braintree District Council – 17.6Mbps
In regard to superfast broadband coverage, the highest performing local authority areas are as follows:
- Watford Borough Council – 99.9% superfast coverage
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council – 99.8% superfast coverage
- Worthing Borough Council – 99.7% superfast coverage
The lowest performing local authority areas in terms of superfast broadband coverage are as follows:
- City of London Corporation – 57.2% superfast coverage
- Eden District Council – 82.9% superfast coverage
- Richmondshire District Council – 84.1% superfast coverage
Further details of speed and coverage statistics for local authorities across the UK can be found here: http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/councils.