17 providers offer 216 broadband deals in Harlow, from £19 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. Full fibre is available to 84.0% of homes.
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Best value broadband deal in Harlow
The best value in Harlow on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 900Mb Full Fibre (24 Months): £264 across year one, about £22 a month. At 900 Mbps it copes with anything a household runs at once.
Best value in Harlow
£22/mo
for 12 months, then £44/mo
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. It also throws in a £30 gift card. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month.
Cheapest in Harlow
£19/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Runner-up on price
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Harlow
The fastest deal available in Harlow is Full Fibre 1.6GB from EE at 1,600 Mbps. Zen Internet matches it at the same top speed.
Fastest in Harlow
£33.99/mo
rises to £37.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Runner-up on speed
£45/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Compare broadband deals in Harlow
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£23.99/mo
rises to £27.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£18.99/mo
rises to £22.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Broadband providers in Harlow
17 providers serve Harlow including Virgin Media, Sky and BT, 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.
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.
The two 5G figures differ. “5G availability” is everyday 5G running on the existing 4G core, which is what most phones show. “Next-gen 5G” is standalone 5G: a full 5G network with lower lag, still reaching fewer places.
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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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.