19 providers offer 267 broadband deals in Waltham Forest, from £14.75 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 118 Mbps down and 23 Mbps up, 17% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Waltham Forest
The best value in Waltham Forest 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 Waltham Forest
£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 Waltham Forest
The fastest deal available in Waltham Forest is 5 Gbps Premium Broadband (24m) from Community Fibre at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Waltham Forest
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 Waltham Forest
The cheapest deal in Waltham Forest 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 Waltham Forest
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
Compare broadband deals in Waltham Forest
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 Waltham Forest
19 providers serve Waltham Forest, 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 Waltham Forest download speed at 118 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Waltham Forest
Only 18% of the 74,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 91% 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 Waltham Forest line runs 118 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 91% of Waltham Forest, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Waltham Forest?
The wholesale networks carrying Waltham Forest broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Beyond Openreach, here are the alternative networks live in Waltham Forest. Worth a look because, in the streets they cover, they tend to undercut the major brands.
- 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 Waltham Forest (Openreach covers every UK premises bar a tiny remote tail).
Waltham Forest sits in the catchment of 19 providers.
What broadband coverage does Waltham Forest have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Waltham Forest premises but gigabit only 91%, so around 7% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Waltham Forest?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Waltham Forest homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Waltham Forest, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Waltham Forest neighbourhood
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoe Street E17 | 128 | +9 | 22 | 98% | 93% | 100% |
| Wanstead E11 | 111 | -7 | 24 | 97% | 87% | 100% |
| Leyton E10 | 108 | -10 | 24 | 97% | 88% | 100% |
| Chingford E4 | 107 | -11 | 21 | 98% | 91% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Waltham Forest neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Waltham Forest average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
Ready to switch
See what's actually live in Waltham Forest.
Enter your address and we'll show every deal you can genuinely order on your line, ranked by what you'll pay across the whole contract, not by who pays us.
* 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 Waltham Forestcome 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.