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Broadband in Falconwood & Welling
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Broadband Types Available in Falconwood & Welling
| Type | Status | Download | Upload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Broadband | Not available | — | — |
| Superfast Broadband | Available | 36 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
| Ultrafast / Full Fibre | Available | 900 Mbps | 900 Mbps |
| Mobile Broadband | Available | N/A | N/A |
Best option in Falconwood & Welling
Full fibre (FTTP) is available in Falconwood & Welling, with typical download speeds of around 893 Mbps. This is the fastest and most reliable type of home broadband connection.
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About Broadband in Falconwood & Welling
Falconwood & Welling is in Bexley. Full fibre broadband is available here, with typical download speeds of around 893 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 Falconwood & Welling?
Falconwood and Welling are in a strong position compared to many parts of the UK. Full fibre (FTTP) broadband is available across the area, with speeds reaching around 893 Mbps on Openreach's network. That puts local residents well above the national gigabit coverage figure of 89% and comfortably ahead of the 82% FTTP availability recorded nationally in Spring 2026.
No specific Openreach rollout announcements for Falconwood or Welling have been published on ISPreview or similar trade sources at the time of writing. The area sits within the London Borough of Bexley, which has benefited from Openreach's broader push to reach 25 million UK premises with full fibre by the end of December 2026. Coverage data suggests that the core of both Falconwood and Welling is already served, though individual streets and flats can still vary. The most reliable way to confirm what is available at your address is to check by postcode directly.
In terms of alternative network providers, Virgin Media has a cable network presence across parts of outer south-east London including Bexley, offering a separate route to gigabit speeds for some homes. Dedicated altnets such as CityFibre and Community Fibre have focused their rollouts primarily on inner London boroughs, and neither has publicly announced coverage in this part of Bexley at the time of publication.
One deadline worth noting is the PSTN copper switch-off, which Openreach has confirmed will complete by January 2027. If you still have a traditional landline phone that relies on the old copper network, you will need to switch to a digital voice service before that date. Your current broadband or phone provider should be in touch about this, but it is worth checking now if you have not heard anything.
Use the postcode checker on this page to see which full fibre and gigabit packages are available at your specific address in Falconwood or Welling.