20 providers offer 291 broadband deals in Lincoln, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 117 Mbps down and 19 Mbps up, 16% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Lincoln
The best value in Lincoln 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 Lincoln
£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 Lincoln
The fastest deal available in Lincoln is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Lincoln
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 Lincoln
The cheapest deal in Lincoln 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 Lincoln
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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£1/mo
for 1 month, then £28.99/mo
Avg £27.82/mo over contract · £668 total over 24 months
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £32/mo
Avg £25.25/mo over contract · £606 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 Lincoln
20 providers serve Lincoln, 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 Lincoln download speed at 117 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Lincoln
Only 17% of the 30,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 94% 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 Lincoln line runs 117 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 94% of Lincoln, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Lincoln?
The wholesale networks carrying Lincoln broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Lincoln, listed below. The companies that build their own fibre rather than reselling someone else's, which is often the cheapest gigabit on the street.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
And the major networks: Openreach and Virgin Media O2 both reach this area (Openreach is the default network, in case the rest haven't reached your street).
20 providers are live with broadband deals in Lincoln.
What broadband coverage does Lincoln have?
Superfast broadband reaches 99% of Lincoln premises and gigabit 94%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Lincoln?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Lincoln homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Lincoln, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Lincoln neighbourhood
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hykeham LN6 | 119 | +2 | 20 | 96% | 90% | 98% |
| Abbey LN2 | 102 | -15 | 19 | 96% | 85% | 99% |
| Carholme LN1 | 96 | -21 | 18 | 93% | 73% | 99% |
Measured Ofcom data per Lincoln neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Lincoln 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 Lincolncome 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.