18 providers offer 275 broadband deals in Forth, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 153 Mbps down and 21 Mbps up, 51% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
The best value in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) 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 Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
£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 Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
The fastest deal available in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
3000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£80/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1925 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
The cheapest deal in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) 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 Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (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
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250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
250 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£16.50/mo
for 12 months, then £22/mo
Avg £19.25/mo over contract · £462 total over 24 months
£29/mo
rises to £31 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £30.50/mo over contract · £732 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
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
Avg £21/mo over contract · £504 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
18 providers serve Forth, Edinburgh (EH5), with Sky the fastest at 5,000 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 Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) download speed at 153 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)
Only 22% of the 7,800 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 95% 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 Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) line runs 153 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 95% of Forth, Edinburgh (EH5), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)?
The wholesale networks carrying Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Forth, Edinburgh (EH5), listed below. The companies that build their own fibre rather than reselling someone else's, which is often the cheapest gigabit on the street.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Add to the list Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is the default network, in case the rest haven't reached your street).
Real provider count in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5): 18 actively selling into addresses.
What broadband coverage does Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 99% of Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) premises and gigabit 95%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Forth, Edinburgh (EH5), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Forth, Edinburgh (EH5) compares within Edinburgh
Across 20 postcode districts in Edinburgh, 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 Forth, Edinburgh (EH5)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.