Network operator Openreach (BT) has today announced a HUGE update, which reveals the next batch of 517 new locations – covering 2.7 million UK premises – to benefit from their roll-out of a 1.8Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network. The operator has already covered 14m premises, and this update largely completes their build plan to 2026.
The overall deployment, which is expected to cost up to £15bn and has also already reached around 3.8 million homes in some of the hardest to reach rural areas, is currently running at a build rate of c.78,000 premises per week (here). More than 4.7 million customers have also adopted the service via various different internet providers (more than 50,000 orders are being placed per week), which gives them a strong take-up rate of 34%.
The latest announcement, covering 2.7m additional premises, means that Openreach has now announced enough deployment plans to effectively reach their first goal of 25 million premises in 2026. But there might still be a few smaller additions and changes before they reach the finish line, as is normal for any tentative build plans. Overall, around 3,500 towns, cities, boroughs, villages and hamlets are now included in the build programme.
The new locations also include 400,000 premises in the hardest to reach, most rural parts of the UK (i.e. Ofcom Area 3) with a spread across the UK, including Tobermory in Scotland; Haworth in West Yorkshire; Saundersfoot in South Wales; Pinxton in Derbyshire, Harlow in Essex; Southampton in Hampshire; and Roborough in Devon.
Clive Selley, CEO of Openreach, said:
“This is a UK infrastructure success story. We’re on track and on-budget to make this life-changing broadband technology available to 25 million homes and businesses, and no company is building faster or further in Europe, that we’re aware of.
We won’t be stopping there either. We plan to build right across the UK, from cities and towns to far-flung farms and island communities. Ultimately, we’ll reach as many as 30 million premises by the end of the decade if there’s a supportive political and regulatory environment.
Over time, we’ve learnt to deliver predictably, consistently and at a rapid pace – despite this being a hugely complex national engineering project. That gives us confidence to be even clearer about our build plans, and we want to be as transparent as possible about where and when we’re building. Today we’re publishing more detail than ever about the places we’re building in now, and the communities we’ll be upgrading next.”
The operator’s website is currently in the process of being updated to reflect the latest changes, including via their online map and their latest build plan. The operator typically aims to update the build information on their website at a minimum of every 3 months to adjust timings and add new locations as necessary.
In fact, in this case, Openreach have also made some changes to “give the public a clearer, regularly updated view of its plans and progress between now and 2026“. The map now shows the levels of current and future expected Full Fibre coverage as of today, taking data from all of its major build programmes, whilst the postcode checker continues to offer the most personalised view of the connectivity available to an individual home or business.
Otherwise, the service itself, once live, can be ordered via various broadband ISPs, such as BT, EE, Sky Broadband, TalkTalk, Vodafone and many more (Openreach FTTP ISP Choices) – it is not currently an automatic upgrade, although some ISPs are doing free automatic upgrades as older copper-based services and lines are slowly withdrawn.
However, Openreach’s commercial build will still leave some premises unserved by their full fibre network, although many of those should hopefully be tackled by alternative network providers (as is already the case in quite a few areas) and the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme (Openreach have just been named a preferred supplier for future Type C procurements, so there’s more to come).
Finally, Openreach expects to add a total of 4 million extra premises to their UK FTTP coverage across the 2025 financial year (FY25), which will be up from around 3.5m in FY24.
List of 517 New Full Fibre Build Locations
Exchange Name
Exchange Location
Abbots Bromley
Abbots Bromley
Abercrave
Abercrave
Aberporth
Aberporth
Adwick Le Street
Adwick le Street
Albrighton
Albrighton
Alderton
Alderton (Tewkesbury)
Quatt
Alveley
Weyhill
Andover
Armthorpe
Armthorpe
Ashover
Ashover
Ashtead
Ashtead
Aspatria
Aspatria
Insch
Auchleven
Bacton
Bacton
Ashton (Worcestershire)
Badsey
Balmullo
Balmullo
West Wratting
Balsham
Bampton Castle
Bampton (West Oxfordshire)
Wroxton St Mary
Banbury
Banknock
Banknock
Barkway
Barkway
Cadnam
Bartley
Greatford
Baston
Combe Down
Bath
Kingsmead
Bath
Hexton
Bedford
Ravensden
Bedford
Bedlington
Bedlington
Bedworth
Bedworth
Belford
Belford
Bentley
Bentley (Doncaster)
Bentley (Hampshire)
Bentley (East Hampshire)
Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted
Bildeston
Bildeston
Billingborough
Billingborough
Billinge
Billinge
Tickhill
Bircotes
Chelmsley
Birmingham
Druids Heath
Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
South
Birmingham
Wythall
Birmingham
Blakeney
Blakeney (Forest of Dean)
Blantyre
Blantyre
Blockley
Blockley
Blunham
Blunham
Laughton
Blyton
Bothwell
Bothwell
Northbourne
Bournemouth
Sellindge
Brabourne Lees
Bradford
Bradford
Brancaster
Brancaster Staithe
Brighstone
Brighstone
Pailton
Brinklow
Bitton
Bristol
Fishponds
Bristol
Henbury
Bristol
Kingswood
Bristol
Winterbourne
Bristol
Brockenhurst
Brockenhurst
Binbrook
Brookenby
Aberdeen Bucksburn
Bucksburn
Burford
Burford
Burgh
Burgh le Marsh
Burghfield Common
Burghfield Common
Brent Knoll
Burnham-on-Sea
Bursledon
Bursledon
Burton Bradstock
Burton Bradstock
Burwash
Burwash
Burwell
Burwell
Barrow
Bury St Edmunds
Butterwick
Butterwick
Camberley
Camberley
Science Park
Cambridge
Rockcliffe
Carlisle
North Carlton
Carlton in Lindrick
Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Giles
Bisley
Chalford
Charlbury
Charlbury
Chatteris
Chatteris
Cheveley
Cheveley
Campden
Chipping Campden
Ongar
Chipping Ongar
Christchurch (Dorset)
Christchurch
Highcliffe
Christchurch
Chulmleigh
Chulmleigh
Churchill
Churchill (Somerset)
Clare
Clare
Claydon
Claydon
Humberston
Cleethorpes
Osgathorpe
Coalville
Cockfield
Cockfield
Birch
Colchester
Fordham Essex
Colchester
Purleigh
Cold Norton
Buckminster
Colsterworth
Comberbach
Comberbach
Conisbrough
Conisbrough
Copplestone
Copplestone
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle
Rockingham
Cottingham
Walsgrave On Sowe
Coventry
Dudley (Tyne and Wear)
Cramlington
Cranbrook
Cranbrook
Crondall
Crondall
Cockwells
Crowlas
Aberdeen Bieldside
Cults
Deeping St Nicholas
Deeping St Nicholas
Dinnington
Dinnington (Rotherham)
Dickleburgh
Diss
Pulham Market
Diss
Dobwalls
Dobwalls
Cradley Heath
Dudley (Dudley)
Dundee Fairmuir
Dundee
Invergowrie
Dundee
Dundee Steeple
Dundee
Toddington
Dunstable
Cambridge (Gloucestershire)
Dursley
Aberdeen Dyce
Dyce
Earl Shilton
Earl Shilton
Earls Colne
Earls Colne
East Bergholt
East Bergholt
East Leake
East Leake
East Peckham
East Peckham
Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Fair Oak
Eastleigh
Eckington
Eckington
Eckington (Worcestershire)
Eckington
Pentland
Edinburgh
Wester Hailes
Edinburgh
Elstead
Elstead
Embleton
Embleton
Emsworth
Emsworth
Evanton
Evanton
Tadworth
Ewell
Eynsham
Eynsham
Constantine
Falmouth
Faringdon
Faringdon
Farnborough (Hampshire)
Farnborough (Hampshire)
Farnham
Farnham
Filton
Filton
Flookburgh
Flookburgh
Fortrose
Fortrose
Foulsham
Foulsham
Fowlmere
Fowlmere
Gainford
Gainford
Felling
Gateshead
Low Fell
Gateshead
Possil
Glasgow
Glenrothes Central
Glenrothes
Glenrothes South
Glenrothes
Gloucester
Gloucester
Godshill
Godshill (Isle of Wight)
Newton
Gorefield
Goring
Goring
Grantown On Spey
Grantown-on-Spey
Chafford
Grays
Great Bardfield
Great Bardfield
Great Glen
Great Glen
Great Horkesley
Great Horkesley
Nayland
Great Horkesley
Great Yeldham
Great Yeldham
Barnet
Greater London – Barnet
Colindale
Greater London – Barnet
Golders Green
Greater London – Barnet
Hendon
Greater London – Barnet
Cricklewood
Greater London – Brent
Harlesden
Greater London – Brent
Kingsbury
Greater London – Brent
North Wembley
Greater London – Brent
Willesden
Greater London – Brent
Euston
Greater London – Camden
Hampstead
Greater London – Camden
Soho
Greater London – City of Westminster
Whitehall
Greater London – City of Westminster
Westminster
Greater London – City of Westminster
Addiscombe
Greater London – Croydon
Croydon
Greater London – Croydon
Lodge Hill
Greater London – Croydon
Sanderstead
Greater London – Croydon
Acton
Greater London – Ealing
Ealing
Greater London – Ealing
Southall
Greater London – Ealing
Enfield
Greater London – Enfield
Palmers Green
Greater London – Enfield
Ponders End
Greater London – Enfield
Greenwich
Greater London – Greenwich
Hammersmith
Greater London – Hammersmith and Fulham
Shepherds Bush
Greater London – Hammersmith and Fulham
West Kensington
Greater London – Hammersmith and Fulham
Muswell Hill
Greater London – Haringey
Isleworth
Greater London – Hounslow
Clerkenwell
Greater London – Islington
Upper Holloway
Greater London – Islington
Kensal Green
Greater London – Kensington and Chelsea
Nine Elms
Greater London – Lambeth
Deptford
Greater London – Lewisham
Lee Green
Greater London – Lewisham
Stepney Green
Greater London – Tower Hamlets
Canary Wharf
Greater London – Tower Hamlets
Mile End
Greater London – Tower Hamlets
Poplar
Greater London – Tower Hamlets
Battersea
Greater London – Wandsworth
Farnworth
Greater Manchester – Bolton
Scartho
Grimsby
Grundisburgh
Grundisburgh
Puttenham
Guildford
Worplesdon
Guildford
Guisborough
Guisborough
Much Hadham
Hadham Cross
Halesowen
Halesowen
Knockholt
Halstead
Hamilton
Hamilton
Harlow
Harlow
Oatlands Mount
Harrogate
Harston
Harston
Ramsey
Harwich
Hatherleigh
Hatherleigh
Hawes
Hawes
Haworth
Haworth
Headcorn
Headcorn
Hemswell
Hemswell Cliff
Hermitage
Hermitage
Bourne End
High Wycombe
Hightown
Hightown
Thursford
Hindringham
Hockliffe
Hockliffe
Holbrook
Holbrook
Holme On Spalding Moor
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Hook Norton
Hook Norton
Horndean
Horndean
Waterlooville
Horndean
Horning
Horning
Danehill
Horsted Keynes
Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis
Scillonia
Hugh town
Hulland Ward
Hulland Ward
Hullavington
Hullavington
Watton Dummy
Hutton Cranswick
Hutton Rudby
Hutton Rudby
Hythe (Hampshire)
Hythe
Immingham
Immingham
Twigworth
Innsworth
Ipstones
Ipstones
Jarrow
Jarrow
Kegworth
Kegworth
Kelsall
Kelsall
Kemble
Kemble
Kenilworth
Kenilworth
Boars Hill
Kennington
Kessingland
Kessingland
Rock
Kidderminster
Kimbolton
Kimbolton
Kings Somborne
King’s Somborne
Kingsley
Kingsley (Cheshire West and Chester)
Longworth
Kingston Bagpuize
Kintbury
Kintbury
Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby In Ashfield
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Bletchington
Kirtlington
Kiveton
Kiveton Park
Lower Peover
Knutsford
Lambourn
Lambourn
Larkhall
Larkhall
Aylestone
Leicester
Belgrave
Leicester
Braunstone
Leicester
Leicester Haymarket
Leicester
East Wigston
Leicester
West Wigston
Leicester
Leire
Leire
Letterston
Letterston
Waddington
Lincoln
Liss
Liss
Littlehampton
Littlehampton
Rustington
Littlehampton
Livingston Bridge
Livingston
Llansteffan
Llansteffan
Llanybydder
Llanybyther
Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch
Long Crendon
Long Crendon
Longhope (Gloucestershire)
Longhope
Crafts Hill
Longstanton
Loughborough
Loughborough
Axbridge
Lower Weare
Lydbrook
Lydbrook
Lydd
Lydd
Prestbury
Macclesfield
Maiden Newton
Maiden Newton
Otham
Maidstone
South Cockerington
Manby
Marden
Marden (Maidstone)
Warsop
Market Warsop
Market Weighton
Market Weighton
Marks Tey
Marks Tey
Ramsbury
Marlborough
Marlow
Marlow
Marnhull
Marnhull
Stratton Audley
Marsh Gibbon
Marshchapel
Marshchapel
Melbourn
Melbourn
Melksham
Melksham
Methwold
Methwold
Mickleton
Mickleton (Cotswold)
Steeple Aston
Middle Barton
Winterslow
Middle Winterslow
Eston Grange
Middlesbrough
Linthorpe
Middlesbrough
Marton (North Yorkshire)
Middlesbrough
Stainton
Middlesbrough
Middleton Cheney
Middleton Cheney
Middleton In Teesdale
Middleton-in-Teesdale
Middleton (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Middleton-on-the-Wolds
Milborne St Andrew
Milborne St Andrew
Tittleshall
Mileham
Milverton
Milverton
Mobberley
Mobberley
Moreton In Marsh
Moreton-in-Marsh
Parson Drove
Murrow
Nailsea
Nailsea
Hamble
Netley
New Milton
New Milton
New Ollerton
New Ollerton
New Romney
New Romney
Rossington
New Rossington
Newborough (Anglesey)
Newborough (Isle of Anglesey)
Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn
Kenton
Newcastle upon Tyne
Exning
Newmarket
Newport Dyfed
Newport (Pembrokeshire)
Newport On Tay
Newport-on-Tay
Newton Ferrers
Newton Ferrers
Ninfield
Ninfield
Bubwith
North Duffield
North Somercotes
North Somercotes
North Thoresby
North Thoresby
Weston Favell
Northampton (Northamptonshire)
Chiselborough
Norton sub Hamdon
Oakley (Hampshire)
Oakley (Basingstoke and Deane)
Burrowbridge
Othery
Ottershaw
Ottershaw
Swavesey
Over
Meare Heath
Oxenpill
Cowley
Oxford
Headington
Oxford
Pangbourne
Pangbourne
Papworth St Agnes
Papworth Everard
Pattishall
Pattishall
Pencader
Pencader
Rilla Mill
Pensilva
Roborough
Plymouth
Treforest
Pontypridd
Lytchett Minster
Poole
Parkstone
Poole
P.G.Newark
Port Glasgow
Poynton
Poynton
Prudhoe
Prudhoe
Puckeridge
Puckeridge
Kenfig Hill
Pyle
Marston Magna
Queen Camel
Radstock
Radstock
Raglan
Raglan
Blidworth
Rainworth
Ranskill
Ranskill
Ridgewell
Ridgewell
Ripon
Ripon
Surlingham
Rockland St Mary
Benenden
Rolvenden
Blackheath
Rowley Regis
Ryton
Ryton
Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden
Rottingdean
Saltdean
Saundersfoot
Saundersfoot
Sawston
Sawston
Saxilby
Saxilby
Snape
Saxmundham
Scone
Scone
Seaton Delaval
Seaton Delaval
Seend
Seend
Sharpthorne
Sharpthorne
Shawbury
Shawbury
Twycross
Sheepy Magna
Shepshed
Shepshed
Sherston
Sherston
Shifnal
Shifnal
Shipton U Wychwood
Shipton under Wychwood
Harlescott
Shrewsbury
Shrewton
Shrewton
Sibsey
Sibsey
Silverstone
Silverstone
Benningbrough
Skelton (York)
Skirlaugh
Skirlaugh
Smethwick
Smethwick
Snainton
Snainton
Hayling Island
South Hayling
Pinxton
South Normanton
Thistleton
South Witham
Sticklepath
South Zeal
Hampton
Southampton
Moorhill
Southampton
Rownhams
Southampton
Shirley (Hampshire)
Southampton
Southampton
Southampton
Woolston
Southampton
Southery
Southery
Southrepps
Southrepps
St Tudy
St Breward
St Clears
St Clears
St Davids
St Davids
Stanstead Abbotts
St Margarets
St Mawes
St Mawes
Stalbridge
Stalbridge
Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge
Stanford In The Vale
Stanford in the Vale
Stanley (County Durham)
Stanley
Staplehurst
Staplehurst
Steeple Bumpstead
Steeple Bumpstead
Steeple Claydon
Steeple Claydon
Steeple Morden
Steeple Morden
Steyning
Steyning
Stickney
Stickney
Stillington Xmidd
Stillington (Stockton-on-Tees)
Stocksbridge
Stocksbridge
Fulmer
Stoke Poges
Ash Bank
Stoke-on-Trent
Endon
Stoke-on-Trent
Stone
Stone (Aylesbury Vale)
Stonesfield
Stonesfield
Lye
Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Hagley
Stourbridge
Stow-On-The-Wold
Stow-on-the-Wold
Sturminster Marshall
Sturminster Marshall
Stow (Lincolnshire)
Sturton by Stow
Hylton
Sunderland
Surfleet
Surfleet Seas End
Ashfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton In Ashfield
Sutton in Ashfield
Sutton St Nicholas
Sutton St Nicholas
Sutton Valence
Sutton Valence
Aston Common
Swallownest
Monk Sherborne
Tadley
Silchester
Tadley
Tadley
Tadley
Fazeley
Tamworth
Polesworth
Tamworth
Tayport
Tayport
Tedburn St Mary
Tedburn St Mary
Cuckoo Oak
Telford
Donnington
Telford
Temple Cloud
Temple Cloud
Templecombe
Templecombe
Woolhampton
Theale
Thornbury
Thornbury
Keyingham
Thorngumbald
Threewaters
Threemilestone
Tideswell
Tideswell
Tilbury
Tilbury
Timsbury
Timsbury
Finmere
Tingewick
Tobermory
Tobermory
Tockwith
Tockwith
Hildenborough
Tonbridge
Trearddur Bay
Trearddur
Tring
Tring
Beragh
Unmapped
Gortin
Unmapped
Glenwherry
Unmapped
Stoneyford
Unmapped
Tulnacross
Unmapped
Upavon
Upavon
Uppingham
Uppingham
Chirton
Urchfont
Waddesdon
Waddesdon
Wallingford
Wallingford
Waltham
Waltham
Cropredy
Wardington
Hartlebury
Waresley
Upper Warlingham
Warlingham
Elton
Warmington (East Northamptonshire)
Warminster
Warminster
Warwick
Warwick
Washingborough
Washingborough
Shrivenham
Watchfield
Wath Upon Dearne
Wath upon Dearne
Watlington (Oxfordshire)
Watlington (South Oxfordshire)
Wells (Somerset)
Wells
Welton
Welton (Lincolnshire)
West Coker
West Coker
West Haddon
West Haddon
West Wellow
West Wellow
Westbury Wilts
Westbury (Wiltshire)
Priddy
Westbury-sub-Mendip
Wheatley
Wheatley
Whickham
Whickham
Whitchurch
Whitchurch (Aylesbury Vale)
Saul
Whitminster
Whittington
Whittington (Lichfield)
Green Hammerton
Whixley
Wickwar
Wickwar
Wideopen
Wideopen
Harestock
Winchester
Winchester
Winchester
Winslow
Winslow
Finchfield
Wolverhampton
Woodbury
Woodbury
Checkendon
Woodcote
Wragby
Wragby
Aston
Wrenbury-cum-Frith
Yarmouth
Yarmouth
Yetminster
Yetminster
Acomb
York
Dringhouses
York
Haxby
York
Melrosegate
York
Upper Cwmtwrch
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