20 providers offer 293 broadband deals in Shelford, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 105 Mbps down and 28 Mbps up, 4% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
The best value in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) 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 Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
£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 Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
The fastest deal available in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
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 Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
The cheapest deal in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) 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. giffgaff is essentially level at £15.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
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
Runner-up on price
£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 £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 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 Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
20 providers serve Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22), 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 Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) download speed at 105 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)
Only 17% of the 8,700 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 78% 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 Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) line runs 105 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 78% of Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)?
The wholesale networks carrying Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Real altnet coverage in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22), not the press release version. The list comes from who is actually selling deals at addresses here, network by network.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Truespeed
Plus Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is on every street, so the interesting variable is the altnets).
Currently 20 providers have addressable deals in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22).
What broadband coverage does Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) premises but gigabit only 78%, so around 18% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22) compares within South Cambridgeshire
Across 5 postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire, 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 Shelford, South Cambridgeshire (CB22)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.