20 providers offer 257 broadband deals in Irlam, from £13.50 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 144 Mbps down and 23 Mbps up, 43% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Irlam, Salford
The best value in Irlam, 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 Irlam, 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 Irlam, Salford
The fastest deal available in Irlam, Salford is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is UltraFibre 2500 from POP Telecom at 2,500 Mbps.
Fastest in Irlam, 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 Irlam, Salford
The cheapest deal in Irlam, 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 Irlam, 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 Irlam, Salford
20 providers serve Irlam, 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 Irlam, Salford download speed at 144 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Irlam, Salford
Only 24% of the 6,100 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 96% 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 Irlam, Salford line runs 144 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 96% of Irlam, Salford, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Irlam, Salford?
The wholesale networks carrying Irlam, Salford broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independently-built fibre networks in Irlam, Salford, taken from the live deal mix. They don't cover every street, but on streets they reach, they typically beat the Openreach price.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Hyperoptic
Then there's Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is on every street, so the interesting variable is the altnets).
Currently 20 providers have addressable deals in Irlam, Salford.
What broadband coverage does Irlam, Salford have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Irlam, Salford premises and gigabit 96%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Irlam, Salford?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Irlam, Salford homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Irlam, Salford, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
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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 Irlam, 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.