19 providers offer 266 broadband deals in Islington, from £14.75 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 114 Mbps down and 25 Mbps up, 13% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Islington
The best value in Islington 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 Islington
£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 Islington
The fastest deal available in Islington is 5 Gbps Premium Broadband (24m) from Community Fibre at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Islington
5 Gbps Premium Broadband (24m)
5000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£63/mo
rises to £66 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £65.25/mo over contract · £1566 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Islington
The cheapest deal in Islington is 100 Mbps Fibre Broadband (24m) from Community Fibre at £14.00 a month for 100 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. About level with the UK average.
Cheapest in Islington
100 Mbps Fibre Broadband (24m)
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£14/mo
rises to £17 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £16.25/mo over contract · £390 total over 24 months
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500 Mbps Fibre Broadband (24m)
500 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£16/mo
rises to £19 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £18.25/mo over contract · £438 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 Islington
19 providers serve Islington, with Community Fibre 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 Islington download speed at 114 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Islington
Only 17% of the 71,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 94% 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 Islington line runs 114 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 94% of Islington, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Islington?
The wholesale networks carrying Islington broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Working altnets in Islington, listed by what their resellers are actually selling. Each footprint stops and starts a few doors apart, so address-checking matters more than usual.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Community Fibre
- Hyperoptic
Behind the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 run as the major-network options (Openreach is built out to roughly every house in the country).
19 providers are live with broadband deals in Islington.
What broadband coverage does Islington have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Islington premises and gigabit 94%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Islington?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Islington homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Islington, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Islington neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 148 Mbps in Bunhill to 104 Mbps in Holloway, so your street matters more than the Islington average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunhill EC1V | 148 | +34 | 29 | 98% | 96% | 100% |
| Clerkenwell EC1R | 130 | +16 | 27 | 97% | 96% | 100% |
| Highbury N5 | 124 | +10 | 29 | 100% | 99% | 100% |
| Clerkenwell EC1M | 122 | +8 | 26 | 94% | 93% | 100% |
| Bunhill EC1Y | 121 | +7 | 33 | 95% | 92% | 100% |
| Hillrise N19 | 118 | +4 | 20 | 97% | 94% | 100% |
| St Mary's N1 | 110 | -4 | 32 | 99% | 96% | 100% |
| Holloway N7 | 104 | -9 | 23 | 97% | 91% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Islington neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Islington 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 Islingtoncome 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.