18 providers offer 255 broadband deals in Bishop's Stortford, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 114 Mbps down and 25 Mbps up, 13% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
The best value in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) 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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
£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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
The fastest deal available in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
The cheapest deal in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) 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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
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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250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
250 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£16.50/mo
for 12 months, then £22/mo
Avg £19.25/mo over contract · £462 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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
18 providers serve Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23), 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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) download speed at 114 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)
Only 18% of the 14,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 83% 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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) line runs 114 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 83% of Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)?
The wholesale networks carrying Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23), 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, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Behind the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 run as the major-network options (Openreach is the country-wide baseline, so it's a given).
Live count: 18 providers actively serving Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23).
What broadband coverage does Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) premises but gigabit only 83%, so around 14% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 99% of Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 99% of Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23) compares within East Hertfordshire
Across 8 postcode districts in East Hertfordshire, 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 Bishop's Stortford, East Hertfordshire (CM23)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.