18 providers offer 215 broadband deals in Downham Old, from £15.00 a month and up to 2,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 76 Mbps down and 27 Mbps up, 25% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
The best value in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) 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 Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
£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 Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
The fastest deal available in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) is Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix from Virgin Media O2 at 2,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix
200 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£51.99/mo
rises to £55.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £54.99/mo over contract · £1320 total over 24 months
Runner-up on speed
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 Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
The cheapest deal in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) is Fast 24m from giffgaff at £5.00 a month for 200 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £5.00 is an intro price that rises to £25.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £180. Comfortably faster than the UK average.
Cheapest in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
£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 £28/mo
Avg £22.25/mo over contract · £534 total over 24 months
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
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 Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
18 providers serve Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38), with Virgin Media O2 the fastest at 2,000 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 Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) download speed at 76 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)
Only 8% of the 4,700 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 71% 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 Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) line runs 76 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 71% of Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)?
The wholesale networks carrying Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38), 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
Add to the list Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is the default network, in case the rest haven't reached your street).
Live count: 18 providers actively serving Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38).
What broadband coverage does Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 92% of Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) premises but gigabit only 71%, so around 21% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 96% of Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38) compares within King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Across 10 postcode districts in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 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 Downham Old, King's Lynn and West Norfolk (PE38)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.