19 providers offer 281 broadband deals in Carholme, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 96 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up, 5% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
The best value in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) 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 Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
£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 Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
The fastest deal available in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
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 Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
The cheapest deal in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) 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. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
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
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£1/mo
for 1 month, then £28.99/mo
Avg £27.82/mo over contract · £668 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 Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
19 providers serve Carholme, Lincoln (LN1), 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 Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) download speed at 96 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)
Only 12% of the 9,500 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 73% 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 Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) line runs 96 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 73% of Carholme, Lincoln (LN1), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)?
The wholesale networks carrying Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Where Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) has working altnets, the gigabit market suddenly looks competitive. Here are the ones that have built into the streets here.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Quickline
Alongside those, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach addresses here too (Openreach has a nationwide footprint, so it'll be available).
19 providers compete for Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) broadband customers right now.
What broadband coverage does Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 93% of Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) premises but gigabit only 73%, so around 20% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 99% of Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Carholme, Lincoln (LN1) compares within Lincoln
Across 3 postcode districts in Lincoln, by premises count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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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 Carholme, Lincoln (LN1)come 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.