16 providers offer 139 broadband deals in Wick and East Caithness, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 83 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up, 18% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
The best value in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) 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 Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
£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 Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
The fastest deal available in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
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 Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
The cheapest deal in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) is 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £20.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £20.00 is an intro price that rises to £40.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £240. POP Telecom is essentially level at £21.75 a month.
Cheapest in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
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
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 Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
£30/mo
rises to £33.50 in April 2027 (+£3.50)
Avg £32.63/mo over contract · £783 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
£21.45/mo
rises to £24.20 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £23.51/mo over contract · £564 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
16 providers serve Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5), with EE the fastest at 1,600 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 Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) download speed at 83 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)
Only 9% are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 52% 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 Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) line runs 83 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 52% of Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)?
The wholesale networks carrying Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5), 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, The One Broadband
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Add to the list Openreach (Openreach is built out to roughly every house in the country).
16 providers are live with broadband deals in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5).
What broadband coverage does Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 74% of Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) premises but gigabit only 52%, so around 22% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 80% of Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5) 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 Wick and East Caithness, Highland (KW5)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.