18 providers offer 199 broadband deals in Cambridge, from £15.00 a month and up to 2,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 66 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up, 35% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
The best value in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) 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 Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
£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 Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
The fastest deal available in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) is Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix from Virgin Media O2 at 2,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix
200 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£51.99/mo
rises to £55.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £54.99/mo over contract · £1320 total over 24 months
Runner-up on speed
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 Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
The cheapest deal in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) is Fast 24m from giffgaff at £5.00 a month for 200 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £5.00 is an intro price that rises to £25.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £180. Comfortably faster than the UK average.
Cheapest in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
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£5/mo
for 6 months, then £28/mo
Avg £22.25/mo over contract · £534 total over 24 months
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
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
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
Broadband providers in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
18 providers serve Cambridge, Sefton (PR9), 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 Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) download speed at 66 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)
Only 4% of the 13,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 84% 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 Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) line runs 66 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 84% of Cambridge, Sefton (PR9), and the fastest available is 2,994 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)?
The wholesale networks carrying Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Altnets reaching Cambridge, Sefton (PR9): the full-fibre networks that compete with Openreach. Where they reach, they're usually the cheapest gigabit option.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Openreach and Virgin Media O2 run alongside the altnets in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) (Openreach has a nationwide footprint, so it'll be available).
Across the area, 18 providers are listing live deals.
What broadband coverage does Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) premises but gigabit only 84%, so around 13% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Cambridge, Sefton (PR9), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Cambridge, Sefton (PR9) compares within Sefton
Across 12 postcode districts in Sefton, 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 Cambridge, Sefton (PR9)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.