Guides · 2026-10-26
Working from home in Nottinghamshire: where gigabit broadband reaches most homes
Gigabit broadband reaches about 99% of homes around Wollaton and Aspley but about 28% in some Newark and Sherwood villages. Here is how Nottinghamshire compares and how to check a specific address.
If you work from home, broadband is not a nice extra, it is the job. Coverage across Nottinghamshire varies a lot more than people expect, and the difference often runs along the line between town and village.
Where coverage is highest
| Place | Council | Homes able to get gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|
| Aspley | City of Nottingham | 98.7% |
| Bilborough | City of Nottingham | 98.7% |
| Wollaton | City of Nottingham | 98.7% |
| Arnold | Gedling | 97.1% |
| Sherwood | City of Nottingham | 97.1% |
| Bestwood | City of Nottingham | 97.1% |
| Bulwell | City of Nottingham | 96.4% |
| West Bridgford | Rushcliffe | 96.3% |
| Sneinton | City of Nottingham | 96.3% |
| Mapperley | City of Nottingham | 95.3% |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | 95.1% |
Where it is patchier
| Place | Council | Homes able to get gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell | Newark and Sherwood | 66.5% |
| Retford | Bassetlaw | 60.6% |
| Bingham | Rushcliffe | 53% |
| Ollerton | Newark and Sherwood | 50.6% |
| Misterton | Bassetlaw | 39.4% |
| Collingham | Newark and Sherwood | 28.2% |
| Sutton on Trent | Newark and Sherwood | 28.2% |
| Upton | Newark and Sherwood | 28.2% |
Of the 127 places with a PlaceFit page, 46 have gigabit available to at least 90% of homes and 17 are below 50%. The lowest figure, about 28%, is shared by 12 villages around Newark, including Collingham, Sutton on Trent and Upton.
Reading the figures
- Ofcom publishes this by postcode district, so villages in the same district show the same figure, and a single street can be better or worse than the average.
- The data is from July 2025. Networks are still being built, so coverage may have improved since.
- Mobile coverage is published by council area. 4G from all four networks reaches between 95% and 100% of each Nottinghamshire council area, so signal is rarely the deciding factor at that scale.
Before you commit to a house, put the exact address into Ofcom's broadband and mobile checker. It shows what is available at that property today.
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Broadband figures from Ofcom Connected Nations fixed broadband data (release of 1 July 2025, by postcode district) and mobile figures from Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage (release of 1 January 2026, by council area), as published on PlaceFit's area pages on 22 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.