20 providers offer 295 broadband deals in Howe Green, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 110 Mbps down and 27 Mbps up, 9% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Howe Green, Chelmsford
The best value in Howe Green, Chelmsford 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 Howe Green, Chelmsford
£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 Howe Green, Chelmsford
The fastest deal available in Howe Green, Chelmsford is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Howe Green, Chelmsford
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 Howe Green, Chelmsford
The cheapest deal in Howe Green, Chelmsford 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 Howe Green, Chelmsford
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 Howe Green, Chelmsford
20 providers serve Howe Green, Chelmsford, 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 Howe Green, Chelmsford download speed at 110 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Howe Green, Chelmsford
Only 18% are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 69% 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 Howe Green, Chelmsford line runs 110 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 69% of Howe Green, Chelmsford, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Howe Green, Chelmsford?
The wholesale networks carrying Howe Green, Chelmsford broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
These are the alternatives to Openreach in Howe Green, Chelmsford: smaller infrastructure firms that have laid their own fibre. The pricing pressure they create is good news on a Saturday morning bill review.
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- Hyperoptic
On top of the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also serve Howe Green, Chelmsford (Openreach is everywhere in the UK by default).
We are seeing 20 providers selling deals into Howe Green, Chelmsford today.
What broadband coverage does Howe Green, Chelmsford have?
Superfast broadband reaches 90% of Howe Green, Chelmsford premises but gigabit only 69%, so around 21% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Howe Green, Chelmsford?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Howe Green, Chelmsford homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Howe Green, Chelmsford, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
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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 Howe Green, Chelmsfordcome 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.