Home Networking advice (powerlines etc)

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Trying to work out the best route to upgrade my home network. Currently using Devolo Dlan 500 to send to the 1st and 2nd floor of my house.

There's 200mbps at the router, the first floor Dlan is then seeing 37mbps and the 2nd floor is then seeing 20mbps*. The 2nd floor is where my xbox lives.

Is it worth getting a better Powerline or does that suggest that there is too much interference on my electrical circuitry? If I plug into the same ring as the router/ powerline hub I'm still only seeing 70mbps.

Or would it make more sense to go to a mesh system? How are mesh systems for Gaming? Bearing in mind I'll be at the budget of £100 - £200.
Physical cabling is sadly not a possibility.

Would appreciate some advice.

*All measured with Ookla Speedtest on the same laptop.
 
The loft room would need everything removed to take the interlocking wood flooring out and then removing the T&G boards under that. Then the brick walls would need chasing on the ground and 1st floors then plastering and redecorating.
I'd rather live with 20mpbs than go through that bother right now :)
 
Yes, 200mbps. Measuring just a bit above that. Reading the thread ChrisD linked and I've realised I have an unused (Covered) chimney stack I can use to send cables. So that's the option I'm going to try.
 
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