17 providers offer 208 broadband deals in Dronfield, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 66 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up, 35% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
The best value in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) 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 Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
£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 Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
The fastest deal available in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium
115 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£33.99/mo
rises to £37.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £37.32/mo over contract · £896 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
The cheapest deal in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) is 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £20.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £20.00 is an intro price that rises to £40.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £240. Onestream is essentially level at £20.63 a month.
Cheapest in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Avg £30/mo over contract · £720 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
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£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
Gig1 Broadband Only
41 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£25.99/mo
rises to £29.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £28.99/mo over contract · £696 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
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
17 providers serve Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18), with EE the fastest at 1,600 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 Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) download speed at 66 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)
Only 10% of the 7,700 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 78% 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 Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) line runs 66 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 78% of Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)?
The wholesale networks carrying Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
These are the alternatives to Openreach in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18): 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, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
On top of the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also serve Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) (Openreach reaches almost every UK doorstep, including yours).
There are 17 providers on the live deal list for Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18).
What broadband coverage does Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) premises but gigabit only 78%, so around 18% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18) compares within North East Derbyshire
Across 4 postcode districts in North East Derbyshire, 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 Dronfield, North East Derbyshire (S18)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.