20 providers offer 257 broadband deals in Salford, from £13.50 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 135 Mbps down and 23 Mbps up, 34% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Salford
The best value in Salford 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 Salford
£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 Salford
The fastest deal available in Salford is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is UltraFibre 2500 from POP Telecom at 2,500 Mbps.
Fastest in Salford
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
£49.99/mo
rises to £52.99 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £52.24/mo over contract · £1254 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Salford
The cheapest deal in Salford is 150Mb Full Fibre (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. Rise Fibre is essentially level at £14.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Salford
150Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Avg £15.75/mo over contract · £378 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
150Mbps Full Fibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£14/mo
for 12 months, then £19/mo
Avg £16.50/mo over contract · £396 total over 24 months
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£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
900Mbps Full Fibre (24 Months)
900 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£15/mo
for 12 months, then £20/mo
Avg £17.50/mo over contract · £420 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
£18/mo
rises to £21 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £20.25/mo over contract · £486 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Salford
20 providers serve Salford, 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 Salford download speed at 135 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Salford
Only 21% of the 83,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 94% 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 Salford line runs 135 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 94% of Salford, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Salford?
The wholesale networks carrying Salford broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Real altnet coverage in Salford, not the press release version. The list comes from who is actually selling deals at addresses here, network by network.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Hyperoptic
Of the major networks, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 are also live here (Openreach covers virtually every UK premises, so it'll reach you).
Right now 20 providers are running deals to addresses in Salford.
What broadband coverage does Salford have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Salford premises and gigabit 94%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Salford?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Salford homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Salford, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Salford neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 157 Mbps in Eccles to 78 Mbps in Broughton, so your street matters more than the Salford average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles M30 | 157 | +22 | 27 | 98% | 96% | 100% |
| Swinton M27 | 156 | +21 | 26 | 100% | 99% | 100% |
| Boothstown M28 | 154 | +19 | 29 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Little Hulton M38 | 153 | +18 | 26 | 100% | 99% | 100% |
| Cadishead M44 | 144 | +9 | 23 | 96% | 95% | 100% |
| Quays M50 | 123 | -12 | 11 | 87% | 81% | 100% |
| Pendleton M6 | 117 | -18 | 19 | 99% | 93% | 100% |
| Blackfriars M3 | 112 | -23 | 21 | 94% | 90% | 100% |
| Ordsall M5 | 94 | -41 | 16 | 92% | 85% | 100% |
| Broughton M7 | 78 | -57 | 17 | 99% | 91% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Salford neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Salford average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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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 Salfordcome 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.