19 providers offer 267 broadband deals in Richmond upon Thames, from £14.75 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 125 Mbps down and 24 Mbps up, 24% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Richmond upon Thames
The best value in Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames
£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 Richmond upon Thames
The fastest deal available in Richmond upon Thames is 5 Gbps Premium Broadband (24m) from Community Fibre at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Richmond upon Thames
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 Richmond upon Thames
The cheapest deal in Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thames
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 Richmond upon Thames
19 providers serve Richmond upon Thames, 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 Richmond upon Thames download speed at 125 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Richmond upon Thames
Only 21% of the 63,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 88% 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 Richmond upon Thames line runs 125 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 88% of Richmond upon Thames, and the fastest available is 3,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Richmond upon Thames?
The wholesale networks carrying Richmond upon Thames broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Apart from Openreach, here is the network roster for Richmond upon Thames. The smaller altnets are normally the cheapest gigabit when they reach you, and the most patchy when they don't.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Community Fibre
- Hyperoptic
On top of the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also serve Richmond upon Thames (Openreach is everywhere in the UK by default).
We are seeing 19 providers selling deals into Richmond upon Thames today.
What broadband coverage does Richmond upon Thames have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Richmond upon Thames premises but gigabit only 88%, so around 10% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Richmond upon Thames?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Richmond upon Thames homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Richmond upon Thames, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Richmond upon Thames neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 167 Mbps in Twickenham Riverside to 105 Mbps in Teddington, so your street matters more than the Richmond upon Thames average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham Riverside TW1 | 167 | +42 | 29 | 95% | 90% | 100% |
| Hampton TW12 | 138 | +13 | 27 | 99% | 94% | 100% |
| Barnes SW13 | 136 | +11 | 25 | 99% | 88% | 100% |
| Kew TW9 | 118 | -7 | 23 | 96% | 86% | 100% |
| East Sheen SW14 | 115 | -10 | 26 | 99% | 90% | 100% |
| Ham TW10 | 114 | -11 | 22 | 96% | 78% | 100% |
| West Twickenham TW2 | 113 | -12 | 22 | 100% | 94% | 100% |
| Teddington TW11 | 105 | -20 | 20 | 98% | 87% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Richmond upon Thames neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Richmond upon Thames 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 Richmond upon Thamescome 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.