BT Broadband Internet and Services

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BT Broadband is a large internet provider in The United Kingdom. We have seen broadband speeds as high as 6068.11 Mbps from BT's coverage area, and most of their users see real-world internet speeds in the range of 26.75 to 67.91 Mbps. BT Broadband is available in several large cities, including Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Manchester. In these cities, its fastest broadband speeds range from 22.75 to 71.05 Mbps. Of the smaller cities BT Broadband serves, such as Acton Scott, Aston Subedge, Baulking, Milden, and Frankley, maximum internet speeds vary from 2.2 to 293.45 Mbps, and most of their customers obtain speeds between 50.85 and 293.45 Mbps.

BT's Rankings Across The United Kingdom: Large Broadband Providers in 2020

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Fastest Speed

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Best Speed Range

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Most Tested

BT Broadband Speeds Over Time

We class broadband speed distributions as follows: very slow under 10 Mbps; slow 10-30 Mbps; adequate 30-60 Mbps; good 60-80 Mbps; fast 80-300 Mbps; very fast over 300 Mbps.

BT's Fastest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range	Median Speed
1	Poynings	931.79 Mbps	772.88—880.78 Mbps	816.62 Mbps
2	Ancaster	895.06 Mbps	789.45—833.07 Mbps	801.03 Mbps
3	Bircham	535.21 Mbps	436.56—506.3 Mbps	458.42 Mbps
4	Portglenone	525.02 Mbps	143.97—457.03 Mbps	431.85 Mbps
5	Wistow	296.14 Mbps	260.39—288.86 Mbps	275.72 Mbps

BT's Slowest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range	Median Speed
1	Llansadwrn	8.8 Mbps	0.07—2.39 Mbps	0.1 Mbps
2	Halkirk	5.33 Mbps	0.24—1.57 Mbps	0.25 Mbps
3	Winkleigh	55.44 Mbps	0.24—12.83 Mbps	0.42 Mbps
4	Garmouth	16.55 Mbps	0.3—2.47 Mbps	0.65 Mbps
5	Broadford	303.9 Mbps	0.55—22.26 Mbps	0.71 Mbps

BT Broadband Speed Distribution

	Percentage of Speed Tests in Speed Range
Internet Speed Range	BT	United Kingdom
Very Slow: under 10 Mbps	24.68%	28.66%
Slow: 10-30 Mbps	24.98%	26.52%
Adequate: 30-60 Mbps	27.98%	20.91%
Good: 60-80 Mbps	13.93%	8.46%
Fast: 80-300 Mbps	7.52%	13.12%
Very Fast: over 300 Mbps	0.92%	2.33%

BT Growth and Broadband Performance History: Towns and Cities

BT Broadband in Regions and Counties

BT in Large Towns and Cities

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range
1	Bradford	920.61 Mbps	26.03—61.59 Mbps
2	Liverpool	1134.53 Mbps	28.8—73.94 Mbps
3	Edinburgh	680.43 Mbps	27.13—61.53 Mbps
4	Bristol	937.52 Mbps	29.14—87.36 Mbps
5	Barnet	1106.22 Mbps	30.57—68.47 Mbps
6	Croydon	927.5 Mbps	28.19—73.04 Mbps
7	Coventry	924.17 Mbps	23.11—63.53 Mbps
8	Leicester	917.75 Mbps	26.16—60.63 Mbps
9	Forest Gate	916.21 Mbps	37.26—71.65 Mbps
10	Wakefield	898.57 Mbps	39.84—72.67 Mbps
11	Ealing	913.76 Mbps	29.42—57.9 Mbps
12	Cheshire West and Chester	816.63 Mbps	22.81—66.08 Mbps
13	Enfield Town	899.88 Mbps	32.17—67.67 Mbps
14	Bromley	1558.35 Mbps	23.01—63.79 Mbps
15	Nottingham	914.69 Mbps	21.7—70.32 Mbps
16	Brent	903.37 Mbps	27.81—65.56 Mbps
17	Sandwell	911.32 Mbps	33.82—68.4 Mbps
18	Wandsworth	948.97 Mbps	41.33—73.12 Mbps
19	Wigan	814.54 Mbps	31.3—92.62 Mbps
20	Lambeth	919.91 Mbps	16.47—69.96 Mbps
21	Wirral	902.11 Mbps	30.11—70.05 Mbps
22	Dudley	912.95 Mbps	30.58—61.6 Mbps
23	Tower Hamlets	928.12 Mbps	24.28—67.2 Mbps
24	Southwark	870.59 Mbps	20.73—63.41 Mbps
25	Doncaster	881.06 Mbps	18.07—48.88 Mbps
26	Hillingdon	936.69 Mbps	36.41—64.83 Mbps
27	Redbridge	938.11 Mbps	25.88—70.59 Mbps
28	Lewisham	908.69 Mbps	23.41—68.96 Mbps
29	Newcastle upon Tyne	781.2 Mbps	22.51—70.25 Mbps
30	Stockport	922.46 Mbps	25.3—56.56 Mbps
31	Brighton	925.26 Mbps	43.83—70.64 Mbps
32	Greenwich	914.19 Mbps	22.39—66.28 Mbps
33	Bolton	919.89 Mbps	24.5—62.28 Mbps
34	Walsall	912.51 Mbps	26.26—62.81 Mbps
35	Hackney	923.89 Mbps	16.59—67.35 Mbps
36	Gillingham	917.17 Mbps	20.33—55.77 Mbps
37	Sunderland	341.17 Mbps	21.43—51.03 Mbps
38	Waltham Forest	914.11 Mbps	22.65—67.32 Mbps
39	Belfast	660.34 Mbps	36.07—209.24 Mbps
40	Hounslow	942.69 Mbps	42.41—68.79 Mbps
41	Haringey	939.73 Mbps	34.47—66.35 Mbps
42	Rotherham	908.52 Mbps	23.53—52.01 Mbps
43	Plymouth	897.38 Mbps	21.41—67.06 Mbps
44	Camden	929.06 Mbps	51.03—73.03 Mbps
45	Wolverhampton	916.81 Mbps	36.39—68.99 Mbps
46	Hull	35.37 Mbps	11.58—19.3 Mbps
47	Romford	927.23 Mbps	23.77—66.55 Mbps
48	Derby	908.03 Mbps	28.3—70.54 Mbps
49	Stoke-on-Trent	902.06 Mbps	20.19—83.46 Mbps
50	London	945.58 Mbps	36.94—73.53 Mbps
51	Salford	904.55 Mbps	36.01—134.52 Mbps
52	Southampton	900.96 Mbps	15.68—53.13 Mbps
53	Harrow	915.58 Mbps	37.65—93.14 Mbps
54	Bexley	927.15 Mbps	30.6—69.19 Mbps
55	Barnsley	921.78 Mbps	24.7—59.21 Mbps
56	Islington	1884.21 Mbps	30.46—71 Mbps
57	Trafford	911.55 Mbps	30.03—64.44 Mbps
58	Oldham	917.98 Mbps	23.29—69.52 Mbps
59	Northampton	905.51 Mbps	28.23—67.72 Mbps
60	Rochdale	937.14 Mbps	23.14—62.92 Mbps
61	Portsmouth	842.36 Mbps	12.07—52.16 Mbps
62	Solihull	911.95 Mbps	25.27—133.71 Mbps
63	Luton	367.58 Mbps	27.11—47.42 Mbps
64	Dagenham	908.86 Mbps	26.52—67.64 Mbps
65	York	6068.11 Mbps	31.24—77.08 Mbps
66	Warrington	801.84 Mbps	36.4—73.49 Mbps
67	Mitcham	912.31 Mbps	46.49—70.42 Mbps
68	Sutton	930.58 Mbps	25.09—56.46 Mbps
69	Gateshead	733.72 Mbps	15.11—48.05 Mbps
70	Peterborough	902.78 Mbps	21.64—61.75 Mbps
71	Stockton-on-Tees	882.62 Mbps	15.98—54.86 Mbps
72	Richmond	912.38 Mbps	35.5—69.88 Mbps
73	Aberdeen	845.03 Mbps	24.03—58.01 Mbps
74	Colchester	933.27 Mbps	19.49—63.84 Mbps
75	Bath	899 Mbps	28.14—69.02 Mbps
76	Bury	910.97 Mbps	35.35—78.55 Mbps
77	Basildon	905.56 Mbps	36.26—146.11 Mbps
78	Hammersmith	918.33 Mbps	35.1—70.71 Mbps
79	Southend-on-Sea	898.89 Mbps	20.21—59.62 Mbps
80	Chelmsford	920.53 Mbps	22.32—66.4 Mbps
81	Basingstoke	918.18 Mbps	29.97—55.45 Mbps
82	Kingston upon Thames	918.82 Mbps	28.2—70.4 Mbps
83	High Wycombe	560.61 Mbps	18.91—48.14 Mbps
84	Bedford	902.06 Mbps	44—148.58 Mbps
85	Maidstone	917.39 Mbps	31.21—82.76 Mbps
86	Canterbury	907.34 Mbps	21.91—55.44 Mbps
87	Bournemouth	939.22 Mbps	23.05—54.93 Mbps
88	Reading	935.36 Mbps	20.18—36.06 Mbps
89	Harrogate	901.1 Mbps	31.61—70.02 Mbps
90	Kensington	943.49 Mbps	43.58—73.45 Mbps
91	Oxford	918.88 Mbps	35.12—64.09 Mbps
92	Braintree	735.51 Mbps	44.01—70.62 Mbps
93	Maidenhead	925.74 Mbps	38.47—136.25 Mbps
94	Poole	815.14 Mbps	23.4—53.96 Mbps
95	Slough	903.07 Mbps	27.69—65.34 Mbps
96	Huddersfield	908.34 Mbps	29.29—65.39 Mbps
97	Blackburn	772.34 Mbps	28.84—67.78 Mbps
98	Guildford	940.05 Mbps	32.11—81.95 Mbps
99	Reigate	904.65 Mbps	19.84—64.84 Mbps
100	Dundee	735.2 Mbps	15.51—53.01 Mbps

Frequently Asked Questions about BT Broadband

How fast are BT's broadband download speeds?

The fastest internet speed we've seen for BT is 6068.11 Mbps, and most people see broadband download speeds in the range of 26.75—67.91 Mbps.

Where is BT Broadband Available?

We have recorded BT Broadband internet speed tests in over 100 towns and cities, including Bradford, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Barnet.

How do BT's speeds compare to other internet providers?

BT Broadband is ranked as the 1st fastest internet provider in The United Kingdom.

How many people use BT as their ISP?

In The United Kingdom, BT Broadband is the 2nd most popular broadband provider.

Last updated: 19 Jun 2021