Broadband Speed

Broadband provides access to internet services such as videoconferencing for work, tele-healthcare, access to job or property advertisements, and e-commerce. It is fast becoming an essential utility alongside water, gas and electric in UK homes. From March 2018, the Government set a legal minimum service obligation (LSO) of 10 megabytes per second (Mbps). Ofcom research shows that 10 Mbps is the minimum speed currently needed to meet an average household’s digital needs. It should be fast enough for multiple people in a household to be online at once.

The data source ‘Think Broadband‘ provides live data. The data displayed below is a snapshot at a point in time.

Broadband speeds (on 4th August 2023)

75% of households in Buckinghamshire had ultrafast (>100 Mbps) broadband, compared to 78% in the South East and 79% in England.

This is a 15% improvement on the same period last year where 60% of households had ultrafast broadband in Buckinghamshire.

97% of households in Buckinghamshire had superfast (>30 Mbps) broadband, compared to 98% in the South East, and 98% in England.

This is the same as last year for all areas.

0.90% of households in Buckinghamshire had broadband speeds below the Legal USO (10 Mbps), compared to 0.65% in the South East, and 0.67% in England.

This is a 0.09% improvement on the same period last year where 0.99% of households had broadband speeds below the legal USO of 10 Mbps.

0.23% of households in Buckinghamshire had broadband speeds below 2 Mbps, compared to 0.17% in the South East, and 0.21% in England.

This is a 0.01% improvement on the same period last year where 0.24% of Buckinghamshire households had Broadband speeds below 2 Mbps.

Percentage of households that receive broadband speed by type in megabytes per second (Mbps):

Ultrafast

(>100 Mbps)

Superfast

(>30 Mbps)

Below Legal USO

(<10 Mbps) down

Below 2Mbps

(<2 Mbps) down

Data

Households in Fuel Poverty

Fuel poverty in England is measured using the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator. Under this indicator, a household is considered to be fuel

Buckinghamshire Council 1 June 2022

A set of house keys next to a small model house

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Average House Prices

Average house price for all sold properties, over the last 12 months. The Land Registry collects data on all housing transactions, published by individual property

Buckinghamshire Council 9 June 2022

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Population density

The choropleth (shaded) map shows population density in the county by census output areas. The red and orange areas have a high density of people

Buckinghamshire Council 1 June 2022

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Population growth

The chart shows how Buckinghamshire’s population has increased (and decreased) year on year. It also shows the growth rate in South East England, England, and

Buckinghamshire Council 18 July 2022