Can I Get FTTP at My Business Address?

How do I check if FTTP is available at my business address?

Run one check that covers every network, not one network's own tool. The Openreach fibre checker shows only Openreach; the Virgin fibre checker shows only Virgin; CityFibre and the altnets have their own. Each returns a confident no for addresses the others already serve. AMVIA's check queries all of them for your exact unit and returns the business FTTP tiers live today with their prices, and the leased line options beside them. The FTTP checker guide walks through what each network's result means.

Why does my neighbour have full fibre and I do not?

Because fibre is built by street and by building, not by postcode. The residential side of a road is often connected first; the business units behind it, in older buildings with private approaches, landlord risers and wayleaves to negotiate, come later or need a bespoke build. Openreach has passed more than 20 million premises (September 2025) and is targeting 25 million by the end of 2026, so the gap is closing, but a commercial unit can sit outside the build plan for a long time while the homes around it are served. Our FTTP for business explainer covers what full fibre delivers once it arrives.

What if the checker says FTTP is coming soon?

Treat the date as indicative. Build timelines slip, and a business that waits for a date it cannot influence pays for that wait in lost productivity every week. If a slow line is already holding the business back, two routes bring full fibre forward. FTTP on Demand is an Openreach product where you pay for the build to your premises, typically from £1,500, and the line is then billed like standard business FTTP. An FTTP leased line is a dedicated circuit, symmetric and backed by a fix-time SLA, from £69 a month for 100Mbps, and it can be installed at almost any commercial address because the carrier builds to you as part of the order.

What if no network has full fibre at my address?

You still have options. A leased line is available across the vast majority of UK commercial postcodes regardless of broadband coverage, in 30 to 90 working days; the leased line vs FTTP comparison explains what you gain for the extra cost. Where only fibre to the cabinet reaches you and the need is modest, SoGEA keeps a small office connected and switch-off ready from £29 a month while the build catches up. And if the issue is a long private approach or a landlord, a site survey settles what it would cost to bring fibre in, which is often less than the business assumed.

Once FTTP is available, is it enough?

For a small office, usually. Business FTTP from £29 a month gives download speeds up to around 900Mbps with far better consistency than copper. For a site that runs hosted telephony, video and cloud back-ups, or that cannot afford an afternoon offline, the asymmetric upload and best-effort repair of broadband are the limits you will meet, and the same fibre can carry a dedicated circuit instead. The FTTP providers comparison sets out who sells over which network and where each is strong.