14 providers, including Virgin Media and Sky, offer 143 national broadband deals, checked . 136 are on a line and 7 by 5G or 4G, and the fastest is EE at 1,600 Mbps. Full fibre is available to 81.0% of homes in the UK. Typical measured speed is 101 Mbps down.
National deals are on networks that reach homes all over the UK: Openreach (used by BT, Vodafone, EE and 9 other providers), Virgin Media and the 5G and 4G mobile networks. Regional full fibre networks such as CityFibre and 4th Utility only reach some towns and cities, so their deals show up when you check your address. Checked and refreshed daily.
Best value national fixed-line deal
The best value national fixed-line deal is Virgin Media O2's M250 Broadband Only, the cheapest fixed-line deal that is a real step up in speed: £256 across year one, about £21 a month. 264 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value fixed line
£18.99/mo
rises to £22.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
How we picked this
The cheapest deal at least 1.3 times faster than the cheapest here, with as much speed per pound. 117 of 136 fixed-line deals qualified. Prices checked 3 November 2026.
Cheapest national fixed-line deal
The cheapest national fixed-line deal is Fibre 40 from Onestream at £18.50 a month for 40 Mbps. Virgin Media O2 is essentially level at £18.99 a month.
Cheapest fixed line
£18.50/mo
rises to £21.25 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Runner-up on price
£18.99/mo
rises to £22.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Fastest national broadband deal
The fastest national deal is Full Fibre 1.6GB from EE at 1,600 Mbps. Zen Internet matches it at the same top speed.
Fastest national deal
£36.99/mo
rises to £40.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
How we picked this
The highest advertised download speed out of 143 broadband deals here, the cheaper one on a tie. Prices checked 3 November 2026.
Runner-up on speed
£45/mo
No rises, no surprises.
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£26.99/mo
rises to £30.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£24/mo
may rise during contract
£25/mo
rises to £29 in April 2027 (+£4)
£27.99/mo
rises to £31.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Where these figures come from
Prices checked 3 November 2026.
National broadband providers
14 providers sell broadband nationally including Virgin Media, Sky and BT, with EE the fastest at 1,600 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. What the arrows mean
Ofcom records the typical UK download speed at 101 Mbps.
Where these figures come from
Prices checked 3 November 2026.
Broadband deals by type
National deals, best value first. Which of them you can get depends on your address.
Fibre.All fibre packages, full fibre, superfast and Virgin cable.
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Full Fibre.Fibre directly to your home, no copper in the line.
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Gigabit.1 Gbps and faster, the top tier.
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Broadband only.No phone or TV bundle.
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Broadband + TV.Streaming and live channels included.
See all →Broadband + Phone.Internet bundled with line rental + calls.
See all →Cheap broadband.Under £25 a month.
See all →Fixed price.One price for your whole contract, no annual price rises.
See all →No-contract broadband.Month-to-month, cancel any time.
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Room to upgrade in the UK
Only 15% of the 19,780,000 connections in the UK were on 300Mbps or faster in May 2023, even though 88% can now get gigabit.
Broadband deals in your town or city
Full fibre and typical speed in the places people search for most. Each has its own page with the deals there.
Full fibre and broadband speeds by region
Northern Ireland has the most full fibre, at 94% of premises, and Scotland the least, at 74% (Ofcom, January 2026).
| Region | Full fibre | Gigabit | Superfast (30 Mbps+) | Typical speed | Premises |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 94.0% | 94.9% | 98.6% | 119 Mbps | 892,592 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 91.1% | 93.3% | 98.2% | 102 Mbps | 2,677,247 |
| North West | 88.3% | 91.8% | 98.1% | 108 Mbps | 3,655,235 |
| East Midlands | 84.4% | 89.3% | 98.0% | 100 Mbps | 2,350,411 |
| West Midlands | 82.7% | 90.2% | 97.8% | 103 Mbps | 2,771,113 |
| Wales | 80.8% | 83.1% | 96.5% | 84 Mbps | 1,572,766 |
| North East | 78.7% | 89.9% | 97.7% | 112 Mbps | 1,357,820 |
| London | 78.4% | 90.8% | 98.3% | 107 Mbps | 4,061,869 |
| East of England | 77.6% | 85.8% | 98.1% | 98 Mbps | 2,998,957 |
| South East | 77.1% | 85.2% | 97.8% | 100 Mbps | 4,363,292 |
| South West | 74.9% | 80.6% | 96.0% | 92 Mbps | 2,857,944 |
| Scotland | 74.0% | 82.1% | 96.7% | 99 Mbps | 2,934,448 |
| United Kingdom | 81.0% | 87.8% | 97.7% | 101 Mbps | 32,493,694 |
Where these figures come from: Coverage: Ofcom Connected Nations, data to January 2026. Typical speed: Ofcom's median measured download speed, May 2023. Premises: Ofcom's count of homes and businesses.
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