18 providers offer 280 broadband deals in Preston, from £13.50 a month (£18 after 12 months) and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 106 Mbps down and 21 Mbps up, 5% above the UK download average. Full fibre is available to 91.0% of homes.
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Best value broadband deal in Preston
The best value in Preston on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months): £198 across year one, about £17 a month. 250 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Preston
250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£16.50/mo
for 12 months, then £22/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Preston
The cheapest deal in Preston is 150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £13.50 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £13.50 is an intro price that rises to £18.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £162. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Preston
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Preston
The fastest deal available in Preston is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Preston
£50/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Runner-up on speed
£50/mo
No rises, no surprises.
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£22/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£25/mo
rises to £29 in April 2027 (+£4)
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
Broadband providers in Preston
18 providers serve Preston including Virgin Media, Sky and BT, with YouFibre the fastest at 7,000 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 Preston download speed at 106 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Preston
Only 14% of the 43,000 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 Preston line runs 106 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 91% of Preston, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Preston have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Preston 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 Preston?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Preston 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.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Preston, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Preston neighbourhood
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton PR2 | 99 | -7 | 17 | 99% | 93% | 100% |
| City Centre PR1 | 95 | -11 | 18 | 99% | 93% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Preston neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Preston average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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Speed and coverage figures for Prestoncome 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.