11,555 more Hull homes to be connected to Lightstream by Christmas

Another 11,555 Hull homes will be able to order KCOM’s ultrafast internet service before Christmas.

KCOM’s rollout of its Lightstream broadband network is set to reach more than 7,000 homes in north Hull and nearly 4,500 more homes in east Hull before Santa Claus comes calling.

More than 4,000 homes in the HU6 area including Endike Lane, Inglemire Lane and Hall Road will be able to order the ground-breaking full fibre service from 17 October with a further 3,000 properties in streets such as 20th Avenue, 22nd Avenue and The Quadrant able to book Lightstream from 5 December.

Cathy Phillips, KCOM’s chief marketing officer, said anyone wanting full fibre broadband for the best shopping, streaming, socialising and online gaming experience this Christmas should book an installation appointment as soon as possible.

She said: “We’re delighted to be making Lightstream available to even more areas of Hull and we know that demand is likely to be high in the run-up to the festive period.
“With families at home for the holidays, what better way to keep everyone happy than by installing ultrafast broadband that can cope with the demands of modern family life.”

The north Hull rollout is the latest phase of KCOM’s £60m-plus deployment of its full fibre broadband service, which can deliver download speeds of 250Mbps (megabits per second) for residential customers and one Gigabit per second for businesses.

Alongside the new north Hull locations, a further 4,450 homes in east Hull will also be able to sign up for Lightstream before Christmas as KCOM continues its rollout in the area.

Streets including Southcoates and Westminster Avenues will have Lightstream available from 24 October, with Ecclesfield Avenue and Gleneagles Park following on 14 November and areas including Bellfield Avenue and Marfleet Lane launching on 5 December.

Customers who wish to receive advance notification of Lightstream coming to their area in order to book an early installation appointment can register their interest at www.kcomhome.com/lightstream.

By the end of 2017, Lightstream will be available to at least 150,000 properties, equal to 75 per cent of KCOM’s network in Hull and East Yorkshire.

KCOM’s unique investment in ultrafast broadband has been praised by the Minister of State for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock who has referred KCOM’s commitment to full fibre broadband as “the future”.

Last month, independent website Thinkbroadband.com released its latest data on broadband coverage across the UK, with Hull leading on full fibre coverage at 55.6 per cent. This is compared to the national average of just 2.66 per cent.

A full list of the streets where Lightstream will become available before Christmas:

North Hull - available to order from Tuesday 17 October

1st Avenue
2nd Avenue
4th Avenue
5th Avenue
12th Avenue
21st Avenue
25th Avenue
26th Avenue
27th Avenue
28th Avenue
29th Avenue
30th Avenue
31st Avenue
32nd Avenue
33rd Avenue
34th Avenue
36th Avenue
37th Avenue
38th Avenue
40th Avenue
Alloa Close
Amanda Close
Argent Close
Arram Grove
Auckland Avenue
Aysgarth Avenue
Bainton Grove
Ballathie Close
Balmoral Avenue
Baroness Close
Beautiman Court
Beeford Grove
Beverley Road
Bickerton Close
Birnam Court
Braemar Avenue
Carnaby Grove
Catherine Macauley Close
Cavendish Street
Coronet Close
Cottingham Road
Countess Close
Cranbrook Avenue
Crinan Drive
Dingley Close
Downfield Avenue
Dunkeld Drive
Ellerburn Avenue
Elloughton Grove
Endike Lane
Etton Grove
Grangeside Avenue
Green Close
Greenwood Avenue
Gullane Drive
Hainsworth Park
Hall Road
Hallgate
Inglemire Avenue
Inglemire Lane
Ings Lane
Kenmore Drive
Langtoft Grove
Lastingham Close
Levisham Close
Leyburn Avenue
Lissett Grove
Marydene Drive
Moy Court
Nairn Close
Newbald Grove
Newholme Close
Oldfield Avenue
Oldstead Avenue
Orchard Park Road
Osprey Close
Owston Park
Philip Larkin Close
Redhill Park
Risby Grove
Rosemount Close
Ruswarp Grove
South Close
St Anthonys Close
St Michaels Mount Flats
St Albans Mount
Sutherland Avenue
Sylvia Close
The Queensway
Tudor Drive
Watton Grove
Weighton Grove
Welton Grove
Wensley Avenue
Westgarth Avenue
Westway Avenue
Wetherby Close
Woodcroft Avenue
York Road

East Hull - available to order from Tuesday 24 October

Boulton Grove
Broadway Drive
Charlton Mews
Cromarty Close
East Park Avenue
Edison Grove
Faraday Street
Ferens Haven
Golden Court
Harewood Avenue
Hebrides Close
Holderness Road
Imperial Court
Kelvin Street
Kingsley Avenue
Lismore Avenue
Lodge Street
Maybury Road
Maybury Village
Oban Avenue
Ronaldsway Close
Rutherglen Drive
Schubert Close
Southcoates Avenue
Stanhope Avenue
Telford Street
Westminster Avenue
Whitworth Street
Ziegfeld Court

East Hull - available to order from Tuesday 14 November

Annandale Road
Bellfield Avenue
Birklands Drive
Brixton Close
Camberwell Way
Chiswick Close
Clapham Avenue
Clarence Avenue
Clifford Avenue
Ecclesfield Avenue
Garfield Close
Gleneagles Park
Highgate Close
Ings Road
James Reckitt Avenue
Leconfield Close
Mitcham Road
Mortlake Close
Peckham Close
Preston Road
Putney Close
Standidge Drive
Stansfield Close
Twickenham Close

North Hull - available to order from Tuesday 5 December

5th Avenue
6th Avenue
7th Avenue
8th Avenue
9th Avenue
10th Avenue
11th Avenue
12th Avenue
14th Avenue
15th Avenue
16th Avenue
17th Avenue
18th Avenue
19th Avenue
20th Avenue
21st Avenue
22nd Avenue
23rd Avenue
24th Avenue
Ada Holmes Circle
Ashbury Court
Avenue Primary School
Beckside Close
Beechfield
Bentley Grove
Dunswell Close
Elmfield
Elvington Close
Endike Lane
Ferriby Grove
Freetown Court
Greenwood Avenue
Hall Road
Hampston Close
Inglemire Lane
Marton Grove
Oldstead Avenue
Park Community
Park Road
Riccall Close
Ripley Close
Risby Grove
Rowley Grove
Skidby Grove
Skipwith Close
Swanland Grove
Sylvia Close
The Quadrant
Welton Grove
Willowfield
Wormley Court

East Hull - available to order from Tuesday 5 December

Acasta Way
Adelphi Close
Angel Court
Apollo Walk
Apple Tree Close
Balham Avenue
Barleigh Croft
Barleigh Road
Barnet Close
Beaulieu Court
Bellfield Avenue
Brixton Close
Broadland Drive
Brockley Close
Broughton Close
Burbage Avenue
Butts Court
Carnoustie Close
Catford Close
Chamberlain Road
Cherry Lane
Connexions East
Cricklewood Walk
Deans Drive
Dornoch Drive
Eden Drive
Eglinton Avenue
Epping Close
Fortune Close
Garrick Close
Glenwood Close
Hathersage Road
Haymarket Close
Holderness Road
Holm Garth Drive
Hurn Close
Ings Centre
Ings Road
James Reckitt Avenue
Lambwath Road
Lawrence Avenue
Marfleet Avenue
Marfleet Lane
Middlesex Road
Mitcham Road
Neasden Close
Northolt Close
Pear Tree Close
Peckham Close
Phoenix Close
Rosslare Gardens
Ruislip Close
Savoy Road
St Andrews Way
St Michaels Close
Summergangs Road
Teddington Close
The Orchard
Thornbridge Close
Thornhill Avenue
Walworth Close
Wexford Avenue
Wimbledon Close
Yiewsley Close