BT reveals next broadband upgrade plans, is YOUR address getting faster download speeds?

BT is slowly upgrading millions of homes across the UK to its full-fibre broadband network. The company has revealed the latest batch of almost 200 locations set to benefit from its gigabit-capable connection. If you’re wondering whether you’ll soon be able to take advantage of these lightning-fast download speeds then this is what you need to know.

BT-owned Openreach is responsible for the upgrades. It hopes to reach some 25 million premises by December 2026. As part of these expansive upgrades, the next 170 new locations around the UK have been revealed.

Gigabit-capable fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) connections differ from regular broadband – sometimes advertised as “fibre broadband” in adverts – as the speedier (and more reliable) fibre-optic cables link directly to the router in your home. This contrasts with older connections that hooked-up the fibre-optic infrastructure to the green communication boxes you see in streets through the UK, leaving the final few metres to your front door to be handled by older copper cables.

If you’re lucky enough to be in an area that offers gigabit broadband you’ll be able to enjoy lightning-fast download speeds.

Virgin Media’s gigabit broadband boasts average download speeds of 1,130Mbps (from £62 a month) while BT’s offering has 900Mbps average downloads (£59.99 a month). The average broadband speed in the UK is 70Mbps (as measured earlier this year), which means you’ll enjoy 16 times faster downloads with Virgin Media’s connection than the average broadband user.

At the moment, BT’s full-fibre coverage is for around six million UK homes and businesses. The last time BT revealed an upgrade to its gigabit broadband plans was back in June 2021, when the telecoms giant announced 551 new cities, villages and towns would get FTTP services.

BT hasn’t issued an official press release on these plans, however, internet-obsessed blog ISPreview has pulled together a list of all the new locations getting gigabit broadband between April 2021 and December 2026.

The full list, as compiled by the blog, follows below –

Aberlady, Alford Grampian, Andover, Armadale, Ashcott, Auchtermuchty, Aylesbury, Bampton, Bellshill, Biddenden, Birdham, Blackwater, Botesdale, Box, Brenchley, Bridge, Bridgend, Briton Ferry, Buckhaven, Buxton, Cambusnethan, Cardington, Carluke, Caversham, Charing, Chartham, Chatburn, Chilton Polden, Chirnside, Cloughton, Clovenfords, Coldingham, Comrie, Corby, Cruden Bay, Cumbernauld, Downhall, Drayton, Drymen, Dundee Baxter, Dundee Broughty Ferry, Dundee Claverhouse, East Harling, East Kilbride, Eaton Bray, Ecclefechan, Falfield, Falkland, Felixstowe, Feltwell, Ferndown, Fleggburgh, Folkestone, Ford, Forfar, Garelochhead, Gayton, Gorseinon, Grantham, Gravesend, Great Bentley, Great Massingham, Great Oakley, Greenock, Grimsby Tk Subs, Guildford, Ham Street, Havant, Hawk well, Headley Down, Hempnall, Hevingham, Hillington, Honingham, Honiton, Idmiston, Inverkeithing, Inverness Macdui, Irlam, Irvine, Kennford, Kennoway, Kessock, Kidderminster, Kippen, Knebworth, Langbank, Lauder, Letchworth. Leyburn, Lhanbryde, Lincoln Subs, Linlithgow, Lowestoft, Macclesfield, Maidstone, Milton Lee, Muir Of Ord, Musselburgh, Neath, Nelson, Newton Abbot, North Curry, North Finchley, North Trowbridge, Nuneham, Oldham, Overstrand, Painswick, Patrington, Paulerspury, Pencaitland, Philpstoun, Plumpton, Port Ellen, Port Patrick, Port Talbot, Portsoy, Puddletown, Ramsbottom, Reading Central, Reading Tilehurst, Rhu, Riding Mill, Romford South, Rossendale, Rothesay, Rubery, Rugby, Sawtry, Scunthorpe Subs, Seven Sisters, Shaw, Sidbury, Simonswood, Sittingbourne, Skewen, Stadhampton, Stannington, Stanton, Stevenage, Stoke Canon, Stow, Tamworth, Tarbert, Theale, Thornham, Thornhill, Thorpe, Tinto, Tollerton, Tottington, Totton, Trowbridge, Turves, Upper Largo, Washford, Watton at Stone, Weeley, West Runton, Whissendine, Whiting Bay, Wickham, Wickham Market, Wilmslow, Wimborne, Wishaw, Woking, Woolacombe, Woolley.

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