18 providers offer 212 broadband deals in Harlow, from £19.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 142 Mbps down and 21 Mbps up, 41% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Harlow
The best value in Harlow 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 Harlow
£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 Harlow
The fastest deal available in Harlow is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Harlow
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 Harlow
The cheapest deal in Harlow is Explorer 300 from Gigaclear at £19.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month.
Cheapest in Harlow
£19/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£342 total over 18 months
Runner-up on price
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
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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
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 Harlow
18 providers serve Harlow, 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 Harlow download speed at 142 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Harlow
Only 22% of the 30,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 82% 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 Harlow line runs 142 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 82% of Harlow, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Harlow?
The wholesale networks carrying Harlow broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Real altnet coverage in Harlow, not the press release version. The list comes from who is actually selling deals at addresses here, network by network.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Of the major networks, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 are also live here (Openreach covers virtually every UK premises, so it'll reach you).
Currently 18 providers have addressable deals in Harlow.
What broadband coverage does Harlow have?
Superfast broadband reaches 95% of Harlow premises but gigabit only 82%, so around 13% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Harlow?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Harlow homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Harlow, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Harlow neighbourhood
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Harlow CM17 | 143 | +2 | 27 | 97% | 80% | 100% |
| Bush Fair CM18 | 139 | -3 | 20 | 98% | 90% | 100% |
| Little Parndon CM20 | 132 | -10 | 20 | 89% | 69% | 100% |
| Great Parndon CM19 | 131 | -11 | 42 | 92% | 81% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Harlow neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Harlow 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 Harlowcome 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.