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Broadband Types Available in Duryard and St James
| Type | Status | Download | Upload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Broadband | Available | 6 Mbps | 1 Mbps |
| Superfast Broadband | Available | 39 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
| Ultrafast / Full Fibre | Available | 887 Mbps | 887 Mbps |
| Mobile Broadband | Available | 50 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
Best option in Duryard and St James
Full fibre (FTTP) is available in Duryard and St James, with typical download speeds of around 887 Mbps. This is the fastest and most reliable type of home broadband connection.
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About Broadband in Duryard and St James
Duryard and St James is in East Devon. Full fibre broadband is available here, with typical download speeds of around 887 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 Duryard and St James?
Duryard and St James is in a strong position by national standards. Full fibre (FTTP) is available here at speeds up to 887 Mbps, putting this part of Exeter well ahead of the UK average. As of Spring 2026, around 82% of UK premises have access to FTTP and 89% have access to gigabit-capable broadband nationally. Duryard and St James sits within that well-served bracket, served primarily by Openreach's full fibre network, which passed 23 million UK premises by May 2026.
No specific rollout announcements for Duryard and St James or the wider East Devon area were found in the trade press at the time of writing. That is broadly good news: it suggests the area's full fibre infrastructure is already in place rather than still being built. Residents here do not need to wait for an upgrade that many parts of rural Devon are still anticipating.
For East Devon more broadly, the most relevant alternative network operator is Wessex Internet, which has been expanding its rural FTTP footprint across parts of the South West. However, Duryard and St James, as an urban Exeter ward, is principally served by Openreach, with ISPs including BT, Sky, Vodafone, Plusnet, EE, and a range of smaller providers all able to offer full fibre packages over that network.
One change affecting every household in the area: Openreach is closing the old analogue copper phone (PSTN) network in January 2027. If your landline or any connected device (alarm systems, telecare equipment, older cordless phones) still runs over a traditional copper line, you will need to switch to a digital Voice over IP (VoIP) service before then. Openreach confirmed in June 2026 that around 1.9 million UK lines had not yet made the move.
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