Full fibre reaches 87.5% of homes in Houghton, though only 9% of connections run at 300 Mbps or faster. Typical measured speed is 70 Mbps down and 19 Mbps up, 31% below the UK download average. 16 providers offer 204 broadband deals, up to 2,000 Mbps.
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Best value broadband deal in Houghton
The best value in Houghton on full first-year cost is Fibrus's Full Fibre 150: £240 across year one, about £20 a month. 159 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Houghton
£19.99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Cheapest broadband deal in Houghton
The cheapest deal in Houghton is Fibre 40 from Onestream at £18.50 a month for 40 Mbps. Fibrus is essentially level at £19.99 a month. Well below the UK average, which shows on a busy evening.
Cheapest in Houghton
£18.50/mo
rises to £21.25 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Runner-up on price
£19.99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Fastest broadband deal in Houghton
The fastest deal available in Houghton is Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix from Virgin Media O2 at 2,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 1.6GB from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Houghton
£51.99/mo
rises to £55.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Runner-up on speed
£38.99/mo
rises to £42.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Compare broadband deals in Houghton
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£27.99/mo
rises to £31.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Broadband providers in Houghton
16 providers serve Houghton including Sky, BT and Vodafone, with Virgin Media O2 the fastest at 2,000 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 Houghton download speed at 70 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Houghton
Only 9% are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 87% 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 Houghton line runs 70 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 87% of Houghton, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Houghton have?
Superfast broadband reaches 100% of Houghton premises but gigabit only 87%, so around 13% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Houghton?
Outdoor 5G reaches 94% of Houghton homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
The two 5G figures differ. “5G availability” is everyday 5G running on the existing 4G core, which is what most phones show. “Next-gen 5G” is standalone 5G: a full 5G network with lower lag, still reaching fewer places.
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Speed and coverage figures for Houghtoncome 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.