17 providers offer 207 broadband deals in Chester City, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 73 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up, 28% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
The best value in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) 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 Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
£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 Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
The fastest deal available in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
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
Cheapest broadband deal in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
The cheapest deal in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) is 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £20.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £20.00 is an intro price that rises to £40.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £240. Onestream is essentially level at £20.63 a month.
Cheapest in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Avg £30/mo over contract · £720 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
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
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£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
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
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 Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
17 providers serve Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1), with EE the fastest at 1,600 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 Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) download speed at 73 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)
Only 8% of the 9,900 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 63% 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 Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) line runs 73 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 63% of Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)?
The wholesale networks carrying Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1), listed below. The companies that build their own fibre rather than reselling someone else's, which is often the cheapest gigabit on the street.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
And the major networks: Openreach and Virgin Media O2 both reach this area (Openreach is the default network, in case the rest haven't reached your street).
17 providers are live with broadband deals in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1).
What broadband coverage does Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 94% of Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) premises but gigabit only 63%, so around 31% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 99% of Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1) compares within Cheshire West and Chester
Across 13 postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester, 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 Chester City, Cheshire West and Chester (CH1)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.