RS Components has created an interactive map which reveals the UK towns and cities with the fastest and slowest average download speeds, according to Ofcom data.

Good internet access is vital for a strong economy – for consumers, businesses and social media users, to name a few. In July 2018, it was announced that rural businesses and communities are set to benefit from improved broadband access as part of a £45 million boost by the government, through the Rural Broadband Infrastructure Scheme.

The scheme offers grants to local authorities in areas where broadband services at speeds of 30Mbps or faster are not available or planned. But, despite these investments over the years, the UK is still struggling to bridge the gap between those with sufficient internet access and those without.

The interactive map, created by RS Components has revealed that York is the UK city with the quickest broadband speed, with an average download speed of 102.9 Mbps. This means it would take 6 minutes 15 seconds to download an average HD movie (4.5GB). However, the City of London is the city with the slowest broadband speed, with an average download speed of 15.1 Mbps, taking 42 minutes and 39 seconds to download an average HD movie. This may come as a surprise as Virgin Media and BT broadband both have their HQ’s in London.

The top 10 slowest broadband speed locations around the UK are:

London – 15.1 Mbps
Orkney Islands- – 17.6 Mbps
Powys – 20 Mbps
Argyll and Bute – 20.2 Mbps
Ceredigion – 20.7 Mbps
Shetland Islands – 21 Mbps
Gwynedd – 21.1 Mbps
Na h-Eileanan Siar – 21.3 Mbps
Highland – 21.7 Mbps
West Devon – 21.8 Mpbs

The top 10 fastest broadband speed locations around the UK are:

York – 102.9 Mbps
North East Lincolnshire – 71.5 Mbps
West Dunbartonshire – 71.2 Mbps
Stevenage – 70.1 Mbps
Harlow – 68.1 Mbps
Lincoln – 67.4 Mbps
Gloucester – 67.2 Mbps
Hartlepool – 67.1 Mbps
Rushmoor – 66.8 Mbps
Broxtowe – 65.3 Mbps

For more details, see below.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=i/broadband-britain