Rural Broadband April 17, 2015 12:00 am The Statistical Digest of Rural England (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistical-digest-of-rural-england-2013) has been updated. Data on rural innovation, broadband, investment and productivity have been revised. The publication states that superfast broadband is available to around 75% of UK premises, however average speed in rural areas is half that of urban areas at 13Mbit/s.