Gloucester broadband coverage (GL)
Full-fibre, gigabit and superfast availability across every GL postcode district in South West England — plus business broadband and leased lines.
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
69.3%
Gigabit-capable
69%
Below USO (10Mb)
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Broadband across the GL area
The GL postcode area covers Gloucester and the surrounding South West England region, spanning 27 outward-code districts. Overall fixed-broadband provision across GL is strong: superfast reaches about 93.1% of premises and gigabit-capable connectivity is available to roughly 69%.
Availability is never uniform across a whole postcode area — city-centre GL districts are typically further ahead on full fibre than outlying towns and rural fringes. Use the district breakdown below to see how each GL outcode compares, then check an exact postcode for the definitive answer.
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GL districts compared
Each GL outward code ranked by size. Click a district for its full breakdown and a postcode-level check.
| District | Area | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|---|
| GL7 | Cotswold | 94.1% | 55.2% |
| GL51 | Cheltenham | 98% | 92% |
| GL2 | Forest of Dean | 94.7% | 85.7% |
| GL52 | Cheltenham | 95.6% | 84.7% |
| GL4 | Cotswold | 97.9% | 88.3% |
| GL5 | Stroud | 92.6% | 33.1% |
| GL54 | Cheltenham | 91.3% | 67.7% |
| GL3 | Gloucester | 91.6% | 88.6% |
| GL6 | Cotswold | 94.7% | 46.4% |
| GL1 | Gloucester | 98.2% | 81% |
| GL20 | Malvern Hills | 94.2% | 70% |
| GL15 | Forest of Dean | 91.8% | 65.8% |
| GL50 | Cheltenham | 98.6% | 83.7% |
| GL53 | Cheltenham | 98.2% | 83.4% |
| GL11 | Stroud | 94.7% | 45.8% |
| GL14 | Forest of Dean | 92.4% | 71.4% |
| GL56 | Cotswold | 93.5% | 79.9% |
| GL10 | Stroud | 97.9% | 61.5% |
| GL12 | Cotswold | 93.9% | 56.5% |
| GL17 | Forest of Dean | 92.7% | 61.3% |
| GL16 | Forest of Dean | 97.7% | 75.6% |
| GL19 | Forest of Dean | 73.5% | 49.3% |
| GL8 | Cotswold | 96.3% | 50% |
| GL18 | Forest of Dean | 73.8% | 61.4% |
| GL55 | Cotswold | 95.6% | 79.7% |
| GL13 | South Gloucestershire | 94.6% | 80.1% |
| GL9 | Cotswold | 85.2% | 64.3% |
Business broadband & leased lines in Gloucester
Connection Technologies arranges business broadband, full-fibre (FTTP) and leased lines right across the GL area. Where gigabit full fibre is live we quote ultrafast symmetric connections; everywhere else a leased line still guarantees the speed and SLA your business needs.
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Broadband availability data © 2026 Ofcom (Connected Nations), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area averages and predictions; availability at an individual address may differ — always confirm with a postcode-level check.