This statistic shows the percentage of households in the United Kingdom (UK) that had fixed broadband at home from 2011 to 2015, by age group. In 2014, 78 percent of UK adults aged 25 to 34 years had a fixed broadband access. This figure includes those who had both fixed and mobile broadband access.
Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2015, by age group
includes households with both fixed and mobile broadband access
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* n (2013) = 3,750; n (2014) = 3,740; n (2015) = 3,756. Data for 2011 published earlier by the source. Data as at Q1 of each year, then wave 1 2014-2015. It is likely that the fall in take up among 65-74s in 2013 was due to a sampling error.
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Ofcom. (August 6, 2015). Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2015, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273800/fixed-broadband-penetration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom. "Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2015, by age group." Chart. August 6, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273800/fixed-broadband-penetration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom. (2015). Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2015, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273800/fixed-broadband-penetration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom. "Fixed Broadband Penetration in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2015, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273800/fixed-broadband-penetration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom, Fixed broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2015, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273800/fixed-broadband-penetration-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/ (last visited August 17, 2022)