18 providers offer 210 broadband deals in Old Harlow, from £19.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 143 Mbps down and 27 Mbps up, 42% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
The best value in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) 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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
£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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
The fastest deal available in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
The cheapest deal in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) 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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
£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
Compare broadband deals in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
18 providers serve Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17), 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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) download speed at 143 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)
Only 23% of the 9,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 80% 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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) line runs 143 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 80% of Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)?
The wholesale networks carrying Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Altnets present in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17), 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
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Alongside those, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach addresses here too (Openreach has a nationwide footprint, so it'll be available).
Across the area, 18 providers are listing live deals.
What broadband coverage does Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) premises but gigabit only 80%, so around 17% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17) compares within Harlow
Across 4 postcode districts in Harlow, by premises count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
Nearby areas
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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 Old Harlow, Harlow (CM17)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.