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Broadband in Coleford
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Broadband Types Available in Coleford
| Type | Status | Download | Upload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Broadband | Available | 5 Mbps | 1 Mbps |
| Superfast Broadband | Available | 42 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
| Ultrafast / Full Fibre | Available | 882 Mbps | 882 Mbps |
| Mobile Broadband | Available | 50 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
Best option in Coleford
Full fibre (FTTP) is available in Coleford, with typical download speeds of around 882 Mbps. This is the fastest and most reliable type of home broadband connection.
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About Broadband in Coleford
Coleford is in Forest of Dean. Full fibre broadband is available here, with typical download speeds of around 882 Mbps, well above the UK average of 69 Mbps. Most major providers cover the area, so there is a reasonable amount of competition on price.
Standard broadband runs over the copper phone network. Speeds depend on your distance from the telephone exchange and typically range from around 5 Mbps to 20 Mbps.
Superfast broadband (FTTC) uses a fibre optic cable to your street cabinet, then copper for the final stretch to your home. Most urban and suburban areas can get speeds of 35 to 80 Mbps.
Full fibre (FTTP) runs fibre optic cable all the way into your home. It is the fastest and most reliable option available, with speeds from 100 Mbps upwards.
What's Happening with Broadband in Coleford?
Coleford is in a strong position compared to much of rural England. Full fibre (FTTP) is available here, with speeds up to around 882 Mbps, putting the town well ahead of the national average: as of spring 2026, roughly 82% of UK premises can access FTTP and 89% can access gigabit-capable broadband. For a market town in the Forest of Dean, that is a genuinely good result.
The wider Gloucestershire picture has seen sustained investment over the past few years. Openreach's Project Gigabit Call Off 1 contract, which covers rural parts of Gloucestershire alongside Lancashire, Wiltshire, Hertfordshire and other counties, was expanded in May 2026 to target 54,824 premises with a revised public subsidy value of £154m (source: ISPreview, 8 May 2026). This expansion reflects the absorption of previously failed contracts and ongoing open market reviews across the region. The Forest of Dean sits within the broader Gloucestershire deployment footprint, and the county celebrated hitting 98.5% superfast broadband coverage in March 2025, up from just 39% in 2012.
In terms of alternative network providers for this geography, Gigaclear has been the most active altnet across rural Gloucestershire and Herefordshire through the Fastershire programme. Their East Gloucestershire Project Gigabit contract (Lot 18) reached the milestone of going live in the Cotswolds village of Kemble in January 2026. Whether Gigaclear's network extends into the Forest of Dean area specifically is worth checking by postcode.
One change that will affect every household in Coleford is the PSTN copper phone network switch-off in January 2027. Openreach is migrating all landline customers to digital voice over fibre before that date. If you still use a traditional phone line, contact your provider now to arrange the upgrade.
Use the postcode checker above to see exactly which full fibre and gigabit providers are available at your address in Coleford.