18 providers offer 128 broadband deals in Clerkenwell, from £14.75 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 130 Mbps down and 27 Mbps up, 29% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
The best value in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) on full first-year cost is Virgin Media O2's Gig1 Broadband Only: £324 across year one, about £27 a month. A £145 bill credit is bundled in. At 1,130 Mbps it copes with anything a household runs at once.
Best value in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
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
Fastest broadband deal in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
The fastest deal available in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) is 5 Gbps Premium Broadband (24m) from Community Fibre at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
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 Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
The cheapest deal in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) 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 Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
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
Pro 3 Full Fibre 2.2GB
910 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£54/mo
rises to £57.50 in April 2027 (+£3.50)
Avg £56.63/mo over contract · £1359 total over 24 months
M500 Fibre broadband
36 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£23.99/mo
rises to £27.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.99/mo over contract · £648 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 Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
18 providers serve Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R), 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 Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) download speed at 130 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)
Only 18% of the 1,800 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 96% 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 Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) line runs 130 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 96% of Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)?
The wholesale networks carrying Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Apart from Openreach, here is the network roster for Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R). The smaller altnets are normally the cheapest gigabit when they reach you, and the most patchy when they don't.
- Community Fibre
- Hyperoptic
- CityFibre: The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
On top of the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also serve Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) (Openreach covers every UK premises bar a tiny remote tail).
There are 18 providers on the live deal list for Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R).
What broadband coverage does Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) premises and gigabit 96%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R) compares within Islington
Across 8 postcode districts in Islington, 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 Clerkenwell, Islington (EC1R)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.