19 providers offer 283 broadband deals in Derby, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 131 Mbps down and 21 Mbps up, 30% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Derby
The best value in Derby on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Full Fibre 145: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £155 reward card is bundled in. 145 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Derby
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Fastest broadband deal in Derby
The fastest deal available in Derby is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Derby
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
3000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£80/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1925 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Derby
The cheapest deal in Derby is 150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £13.50 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £13.50 is an intro price that rises to £18.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £162. giffgaff is essentially level at £15.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Derby
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Avg £15.75/mo over contract · £378 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
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£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
£29/mo
rises to £31 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £30.50/mo over contract · £732 total over 24 months
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£31/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£749 total over 24 months
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
Avg £21/mo over contract · £504 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Derby
19 providers serve Derby, with Sky the fastest at 5,000 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. A down arrow is below the industry average, up is above, and a dash means Ofcom publishes no figure for that provider (usually because it is below Ofcom's 1.5% market-share reporting threshold). A small diagonal arrow shows the past-year trend (↘ improving, ↗ getting worse).
Ofcom records the typical Derby download speed at 131 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Derby
Only 19% of the 76,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 96% can get gigabit.
The faster line is already there. For most of these homes it is the contract holding them back, not the infrastructure.
Is your broadband good enough?
The typical Derby line runs 131 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 96% of Derby, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Derby?
The wholesale networks carrying Derby broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
These are the alternatives to Openreach in Derby: smaller infrastructure firms that have laid their own fibre. The pricing pressure they create is good news on a Saturday morning bill review.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
On top of the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also serve Derby (Openreach covers every UK premises bar a tiny remote tail).
We are seeing 19 providers selling deals into Derby today.
What broadband coverage does Derby have?
Superfast broadband reaches 99% of Derby premises and gigabit 96%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Derby?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Derby homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Derby, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Derby neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 139 Mbps in Alvaston to 106 Mbps in Darley, so your street matters more than the Derby average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvaston DE24 | 139 | +9 | 22 | 100% | 98% | 100% |
| Littleover DE23 | 138 | +7 | 22 | 100% | 98% | 100% |
| Mickleover DE3 | 135 | +4 | 23 | 100% | 99% | 100% |
| Allestree DE22 | 133 | +2 | 22 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Oakwood DE21 | 125 | -5 | 20 | 98% | 92% | 100% |
| Darley DE1 | 106 | -25 | 17 | 97% | 92% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Derby neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Derby average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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* Based on Go.Compare research estimating that 28% of UK broadband users pay for faster broadband speeds than they need (which we interpret as overpaying), equivalent to around 7.5m UK households.
Speed and coverage figures for Derbycome from Ofcom's Connected Nations data, current to January 2026. Deal prices are pulled live from providers. Compiled by the FindBroadband team. See how we rank and source our data.