BT Internet and Services

BT 
BT is a large provider in The United Kingdom. We have seen speeds as high as 5363.55 Mbps from BT's coverage area, and most of their users see real-world speeds in the range of 21.39 to 63.58 Mbps. BT is available in several large cities, including Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Manchester. In these cities, its fastest speeds range from 11.52 to 66.98 Mbps. Of the smaller cities BT serves, such as Ringway, Acton Scott, Aston Subedge, Baulking, and Milden, maximum speeds vary from 1.76 to 70 Mbps, and most of their customers obtain speeds between 40.31 and 70 Mbps.
BT's Rankings Across The United Kingdom: Large Providers in 2020
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Fastest Speed
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Best Speed Range
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Most Tested
BT Speeds Over Time
BT's Fastest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom
Position | City | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range | Median Speed |
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1 | Bircham | 535.21 Mbps | 443.06—508.19 Mbps | 463.7 Mbps |
2 | Portglenone | 525.02 Mbps | 52.34—455.93 Mbps | 420.39 Mbps |
3 | Arlesey | 546.45 Mbps | 226.86—288.8 Mbps | 268.81 Mbps |
4 | Heanor and Loscoe | 304.61 Mbps | 62.02—278.55 Mbps | 266.43 Mbps |
5 | Arthuret | 303.83 Mbps | 256.14—293.32 Mbps | 262.03 Mbps |
BT's Slowest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom
Position | City | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range | Median Speed |
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1 | Balsham | 410.61 Mbps | 0.29—9.96 Mbps | 0.29 Mbps |
2 | Lundin Links | 6.52 Mbps | 0.4—4.43 Mbps | 0.55 Mbps |
3 | Patna | 42.26 Mbps | 0.64—1.56 Mbps | 0.72 Mbps |
4 | Catrine | 38.39 Mbps | 0.65—4.45 Mbps | 0.79 Mbps |
5 | Overstrand | 24.82 Mbps | 0.91—9.06 Mbps | 0.95 Mbps |
BT Growth and Performance History: Towns and Cities
BT in Regions and Counties
BT Speed Test Results
We analysed users testing BT multiple times, each test starting no more than 30 minutes after the previous speed test. On average, BT customers ran 3 speed tests per session. Looking at download speeds, if the download speed of a BT user's final test is 10% faster than their starting download speed, we count that as a succesful and faster speed test result. We count an unsuccessful, slower result if the final result is 10% slower than the starting result; we'd consider this a customer BT should speak to as soon as possible. For speed tests that don't vary by that much, we consider the final result to be the same. For BT's customer base, of the speed tests we measured, 38.72% were fast, 23.77% slow, and 37.51% broadly the same.
Most Recent Tests
Town / City | Start Time | # Tests | Duration | Start Speed | End Speed | Status |
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Saline, Fife | 24 Jan 2021 23:55:27 | 6 | 4 mins | 19.08 Mbps | 2.03 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Bromley, London | 24 Jan 2021 23:58:09 | 2 | 48 secs | 0.87 Mbps | 0.91 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Hexham, Northumberland | 24 Jan 2021 23:46:22 | 3 | 11 mins | 7.19 Mbps | 7.96 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Hammersmith, London | 24 Jan 2021 23:52:07 | 2 | 4 mins | 0.62 Mbps | 0.68 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Elderslie, Renfrewshire | 24 Jan 2021 23:29:13 | 13 | 26 mins | 40.08 Mbps | 61.53 Mbps | Improved |
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | 24 Jan 2021 23:33:35 | 17 | 21 mins | 10.31 Mbps | 14.44 Mbps | Improved |
Rugby, Warwickshire | 24 Jan 2021 23:49:07 | 2 | 4 mins | 33.5 Mbps | 34.04 Mbps | |
London, London | 24 Jan 2021 23:50:26 | 4 | 2 mins | 1.39 Mbps | 13.17 Mbps | Improved |
Forest Gate, London | 24 Jan 2021 23:38:30 | 3 | 14 mins | 74.24 Mbps | 81.55 Mbps | |
Berden, Essex | 24 Jan 2021 23:51:39 | 2 | 28 secs | 45.04 Mbps | 58.87 Mbps | Improved |
Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow, Milton Keynes | 24 Jan 2021 23:46:20 | 3 | 5 mins | 26.39 Mbps | 82.69 Mbps | Improved |
Guildford, Surrey | 24 Jan 2021 23:48:00 | 4 | 2 mins | 8.84 Mbps | 12.67 Mbps | Improved |
Addington, Buckinghamshire | 24 Jan 2021 23:48:17 | 2 | 78 secs | 10.41 Mbps | 48.02 Mbps | Improved |
Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire | 24 Jan 2021 23:31:44 | 2 | 16 mins | 61.79 Mbps | 61 Mbps | |
Colchester, Essex | 24 Jan 2021 23:47:55 | 2 | 38 secs | 2.96 Mbps | 5.47 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Chelmsford, Essex | 24 Jan 2021 23:47:34 | 2 | 48 secs | 3.01 Mbps | 2.83 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Esher, Surrey | 24 Jan 2021 23:45:27 | 3 | 70 secs | 91.2 Mbps | 81.81 Mbps | Needs help |
Hounslow, London | 24 Jan 2021 23:24:35 | 4 | 20 mins | 0.68 Mbps | 15.59 Mbps | Improved |
Mitcham, London | 24 Jan 2021 23:17:36 | 2 | 27 mins | 58.59 Mbps | 64.15 Mbps | |
Shotton, Flintshire | 24 Jan 2021 23:42:57 | 2 | 66 secs | 28.73 Mbps | 0.49 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
BT in Large Towns and Cities
Position | City | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range |
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1 | Bradford | 836.56 Mbps | 22.55—56.89 Mbps |
2 | Liverpool | 836.13 Mbps | 23.56—67.63 Mbps |
3 | Edinburgh | 671.36 Mbps | 15.69—59.97 Mbps |
4 | Bristol | 902.73 Mbps | 20.81—65.62 Mbps |
5 | Barnet | 884.19 Mbps | 24.61—65.24 Mbps |
6 | Croydon | 910.13 Mbps | 21.52—70.06 Mbps |
7 | Coventry | 924.17 Mbps | 16.7—50.66 Mbps |
8 | Leicester | 910.64 Mbps | 20.93—58.95 Mbps |
9 | Forest Gate | 905.57 Mbps | 31.04—69.22 Mbps |
10 | Wakefield | 898.57 Mbps | 37—72.08 Mbps |
11 | Ealing | 904.04 Mbps | 26.05—52.66 Mbps |
12 | Cheshire West and Chester | 593.15 Mbps | 15.88—57.88 Mbps |
13 | Enfield Town | 896.72 Mbps | 27.39—64.53 Mbps |
14 | Bromley | 922.47 Mbps | 23.24—56.42 Mbps |
15 | Nottingham | 893.46 Mbps | 18.39—63.99 Mbps |
16 | Brent | 520.03 Mbps | 27.22—60.84 Mbps |
17 | Sandwell | 754.46 Mbps | 30.01—63.04 Mbps |
18 | Wandsworth | 882.6 Mbps | 39.91—72.65 Mbps |
19 | Wigan | 463.52 Mbps | 21.73—51.88 Mbps |
20 | Lambeth | 919.91 Mbps | 13.15—68.67 Mbps |
21 | Wirral | 885.24 Mbps | 21.45—64.71 Mbps |
22 | Dudley | 912.95 Mbps | 22.71—60.21 Mbps |
23 | Tower Hamlets | 904.83 Mbps | 22.55—64.99 Mbps |
24 | Southwark | 612.13 Mbps | 18.02—56.84 Mbps |
25 | Doncaster | 881.06 Mbps | 17.5—48.23 Mbps |
26 | Hillingdon | 936.69 Mbps | 30.5—60.1 Mbps |
27 | Redbridge | 901.69 Mbps | 21.64—62.22 Mbps |
28 | Lewisham | 914.12 Mbps | 21.96—62.58 Mbps |
29 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 771.53 Mbps | 19.92—64.1 Mbps |
30 | Stockport | 892.47 Mbps | 19.63—51.5 Mbps |
31 | Brighton | 645.63 Mbps | 33.94—67.6 Mbps |
32 | Greenwich | 796.05 Mbps | 19.48—63.93 Mbps |
33 | Bolton | 919.89 Mbps | 18.98—48.59 Mbps |
34 | Walsall | 887.34 Mbps | 20.46—52.42 Mbps |
35 | Hackney | 924.46 Mbps | 15.94—61.95 Mbps |
36 | Gillingham | 907.75 Mbps | 18.41—47.89 Mbps |
37 | Sunderland | 314.16 Mbps | 14.07—42.43 Mbps |
38 | Waltham Forest | 921.78 Mbps | 19.49—56.7 Mbps |
39 | Belfast | 498.4 Mbps | 30.22—114.34 Mbps |
40 | Hounslow | 900.4 Mbps | 37.52—63.87 Mbps |
41 | Haringey | 853.68 Mbps | 29.72—58.9 Mbps |
42 | Rotherham | 451.92 Mbps | 18.51—51.51 Mbps |
43 | Plymouth | 869.97 Mbps | 19.36—61.73 Mbps |
44 | Camden | 913.96 Mbps | 50.27—72.75 Mbps |
45 | Wolverhampton | 893.47 Mbps | 30.92—67.03 Mbps |
46 | Hull | 21.74 Mbps | 11.58—17.85 Mbps |
47 | Romford | 895.21 Mbps | 22.97—64.2 Mbps |
48 | Derby | 905.02 Mbps | 23.28—62.63 Mbps |
49 | Stoke-on-Trent | 891.06 Mbps | 17.16—70.35 Mbps |
50 | London | 945.58 Mbps | 31.74—72.93 Mbps |
51 | Salford | 903.8 Mbps | 29.3—119.38 Mbps |
52 | Southampton | 494.88 Mbps | 15.33—50.55 Mbps |
53 | Harrow | 910.07 Mbps | 28.49—69.09 Mbps |
54 | Bexley | 884.75 Mbps | 21.41—55.39 Mbps |
55 | Barnsley | 847.48 Mbps | 19.46—50.41 Mbps |
56 | Islington | 891.2 Mbps | 21.35—70.44 Mbps |
57 | Trafford | 829.26 Mbps | 30.14—61.15 Mbps |
58 | Oldham | 917.98 Mbps | 21.29—56.97 Mbps |
59 | Northampton | 532 Mbps | 22.66—63.82 Mbps |
60 | Rochdale | 693.76 Mbps | 17.68—52.3 Mbps |
61 | Portsmouth | 842.36 Mbps | 11.8—48.85 Mbps |
62 | Solihull | 658.45 Mbps | 25.44—73.78 Mbps |
63 | Luton | 93.43 Mbps | 38.75—74.96 Mbps |
64 | Dagenham | 839.84 Mbps | 19.26—54.25 Mbps |
65 | York | 5363.55 Mbps | 22.99—65.82 Mbps |
66 | Warrington | 602.4 Mbps | 23.68—71.51 Mbps |
67 | Mitcham | 905.43 Mbps | 37.54—70.04 Mbps |
68 | Sutton | 930.58 Mbps | 21.89—55.28 Mbps |
69 | Gateshead | 416.3 Mbps | 12.49—46.79 Mbps |
70 | Peterborough | 858.52 Mbps | 19.51—53.96 Mbps |
71 | Stockton-on-Tees | 449.49 Mbps | 13.75—47.58 Mbps |
72 | Richmond | 912.38 Mbps | 32.44—68.08 Mbps |
73 | Aberdeen | 560.05 Mbps | 18.17—54.16 Mbps |
74 | Colchester | 912.83 Mbps | 17.12—56.83 Mbps |
75 | Bath | 878.16 Mbps | 24.46—68.73 Mbps |
76 | Bury | 721.24 Mbps | 21.9—68.93 Mbps |
77 | Basildon | 918.32 Mbps | 30.58—73.48 Mbps |
78 | Hammersmith | 867.81 Mbps | 32.38—69.02 Mbps |
79 | Southend-on-Sea | 883.34 Mbps | 19.44—62.84 Mbps |
80 | Chelmsford | 900.36 Mbps | 19.11—56.71 Mbps |
81 | Basingstoke | 912.29 Mbps | 26.44—55.18 Mbps |
82 | Kingston upon Thames | 788.05 Mbps | 22.92—62.17 Mbps |
83 | High Wycombe | 837.22 Mbps | 19.52—62.01 Mbps |
84 | Bedford | 901.78 Mbps | 36.04—251.29 Mbps |
85 | Maidstone | 904.5 Mbps | 21.87—70.06 Mbps |
86 | Canterbury | 895.95 Mbps | 16.32—54.4 Mbps |
87 | Bournemouth | 676.81 Mbps | 20.46—51.73 Mbps |
88 | Reading | 874.45 Mbps | 19.96—36.37 Mbps |
89 | Harrogate | 480.59 Mbps | 26.51—68.54 Mbps |
90 | Kensington | 888.13 Mbps | 41.79—70.84 Mbps |
91 | Oxford | 462.61 Mbps | 28.39—57.94 Mbps |
92 | Braintree | 781.72 Mbps | 21.76—69.79 Mbps |
93 | Maidenhead | 546.71 Mbps | 35.33—72.55 Mbps |
94 | Poole | 556.88 Mbps | 23.75—54.13 Mbps |
95 | Slough | 781.16 Mbps | 23.69—60.83 Mbps |
96 | Huddersfield | 869.74 Mbps | 25.78—65.01 Mbps |
97 | Blackburn | 234.98 Mbps | 18.24—51.28 Mbps |
98 | Guildford | 909.86 Mbps | 26.88—67.04 Mbps |
99 | Reigate | 898.21 Mbps | 16.09—51.7 Mbps |
100 | Dundee | 527.56 Mbps | 10.43—42.7 Mbps |
Frequently Asked Questions about BT
The fastest speed we've seen for BT is 5363.55 Mbps, and most people see download speeds in the range of 21.39—63.58 Mbps.
We have recorded BT speed tests in over 100 towns and cities, including Bradford, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Barnet.
BT is ranked as the 1st fastest provider in The United Kingdom.
In The United Kingdom, BT is the 2nd most popular broadband provider.