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The Government’s executive Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today published fresh data that reveals the current levels of broadband connectivity, future commercial plans for gigabit broadband, and any premises included in BDUK’s publicly funded interventions (e.g gigabit vouchers and Project Gigabit contracts) down to the individual premises (UPRN) level.
The data, which currently only covers England and Wales up to September 2024, does not contain comprehensive information on which premises have historically been delivered by BDUK through prior vouchers, Gigahubs and Superfast broadband schemes.
The information is also more intended for “technical users” and comes in a .CSV format (compressed in .ZIP archives), which makes it useful for mapping hobbyists, analysts, broadband suppliers, councils and so forth (i.e. it’s not really intended for wider consumption). Suffice to say that regular consumers, particularly those who may be unfamiliar with BDUK’s terminologies, may find it a bit tedious.
The data can be found here, and we also recommend reading BDUK’s user guide for context. Take note that the Current/Future gigabit columns are not mutually exclusive to BDUK plans, so may reflect existing build or commercial roll-outs.