17 providers offer 166 broadband deals in Failsworth, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 124 Mbps down and 27 Mbps up, 23% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
The best value in Failsworth, Oldham (M35) 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 Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
£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 Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
The fastest deal available in Failsworth, Oldham (M35) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
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 Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
The cheapest deal in Failsworth, Oldham (M35) 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. POP Telecom is essentially level at £21.75 a month.
Cheapest in Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
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
£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 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
£21.45/mo
rises to £24.20 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £23.51/mo over contract · £564 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
17 providers serve Failsworth, Oldham (M35), 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 Failsworth, Oldham (M35) download speed at 124 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Failsworth, Oldham (M35)
Only 19% of the 6,400 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 97% 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 Failsworth, Oldham (M35) line runs 124 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 97% of Failsworth, Oldham (M35), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Failsworth, Oldham (M35)?
The wholesale networks carrying Failsworth, Oldham (M35) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Apart from Openreach, here is the network roster for Failsworth, Oldham (M35). 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
On top of the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also serve Failsworth, Oldham (M35) (Openreach covers every UK premises bar a tiny remote tail).
Failsworth, Oldham (M35) sits in the catchment of 17 providers.
What broadband coverage does Failsworth, Oldham (M35) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 100% of Failsworth, Oldham (M35) premises and gigabit 97%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Failsworth, Oldham (M35)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Failsworth, Oldham (M35) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Failsworth, Oldham (M35), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Failsworth, Oldham (M35) compares within Oldham
Across 7 postcode districts in Oldham, 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 Failsworth, Oldham (M35)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.