22 providers offer 250 broadband deals in South Derbyshire, from £15.00 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 97 Mbps down and 21 Mbps up, 4% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in South Derbyshire
The best value in South Derbyshire 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 South Derbyshire
£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 South Derbyshire
The fastest deal available in South Derbyshire is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is 2300 Full Fibre 12m from Zzoomm at 2,300 Mbps.
Fastest in South Derbyshire
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
2300 Full Fibre 12m
2300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£49/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£588 total over 12 months
Cheapest broadband deal in South Derbyshire
The cheapest deal in South Derbyshire is Fast 24m from giffgaff at £5.00 a month for 200 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £5.00 is an intro price that rises to £25.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £180. Comfortably faster than the UK average.
Cheapest in South Derbyshire
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
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Connect Fibre Full Fibre Stream Max Bundle
500 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£0/mo
for 6 months, then £37/mo
Avg £27.75/mo over contract · £666 total over 24 months
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
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 South Derbyshire
22 providers serve South Derbyshire, with YouFibre the fastest at 7,000 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 South Derbyshire download speed at 97 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in South Derbyshire
Only 13% of the 33,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 88% 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 South Derbyshire line runs 97 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 88% of South Derbyshire, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach South Derbyshire?
The wholesale networks carrying South Derbyshire broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Altnets present in South Derbyshire, derived from who is actually selling into addresses here. Worth checking your specific address because their footprints can stop and start a few doors apart.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- Connect Fibre
Openreach and Virgin Media O2 run alongside the altnets in South Derbyshire (Openreach reaches every address that a postman can find).
Provider competition in South Derbyshire: 22 providers actively in the market.
What broadband coverage does South Derbyshire have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of South Derbyshire premises but gigabit only 88%, so around 8% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in South Derbyshire?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of South Derbyshire homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
Broadband speeds by South Derbyshire neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 123 Mbps in Chellaston to 70 Mbps in Hilton, so your street matters more than the South Derbyshire average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chellaston DE73 | 123 | +26 | 27 | 97% | 93% | 100% |
| Swadlincote DE11 | 95 | -2 | 22 | 99% | 95% | 100% |
| Hilton DE65 | 70 | -26 | 18 | 92% | 78% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per South Derbyshire neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the South Derbyshire 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 South Derbyshirecome 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.