12 providers offer 43 broadband deals in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, from £20.63 a month and up to 80 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 45 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up, 55% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
The best value in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Fibre: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £90 reward card is bundled in. At 66 Mbps the speed is the trade-off, but at this price it covers everyday use.
Best value in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
£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 Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
The fastest deal available in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) is Onestream Fibre 80 from Onestream at 80 Mbps. Below the UK average on download.
Fastest in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
Onestream Fibre 80
20 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£21.45/mo
rises to £24.20 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £23.51/mo over contract · £564 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
The cheapest deal in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) is Onestream Fibre 55 from Onestream at £19.94 a month for 40 Mbps. POP Telecom is essentially level at £21.75 a month. Well below the UK average, which shows on a busy evening.
Cheapest in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
Compare broadband deals in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
£24.99/mo
rises to £28.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £28.32/mo over contract · £680 total over 24 months
Rebel Fibre (24m)
18 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£34/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£816 total over 24 months
£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
12 providers serve Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14), with Onestream the fastest at 80 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 Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) download speed at 45 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)
Only 0% of the 3,900 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 85% 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 Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) line runs 45 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 85% of Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14), and the fastest available is 550 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)?
The wholesale networks carrying Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14), listed below. The companies that build their own fibre rather than reselling someone else's, which is often the cheapest gigabit on the street.
- Three 5G: Three
Behind the altnets, Openreach run as the major-network options (Openreach is the country-wide baseline, so it's a given).
12 providers are live with broadband deals in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14).
What broadband coverage does Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 89% of Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) premises and gigabit 85%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 80% of Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14) compares within Highland
Across 77 postcode districts in Highland, 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 Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland (KW14)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.