19 providers offer 220 broadband deals in North Ayrshire, from £15.00 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 73 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up, 28% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in North Ayrshire
The best value in North Ayrshire 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 North Ayrshire
£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 North Ayrshire
The fastest deal available in North Ayrshire is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix from Virgin Media O2 at 2,000 Mbps.
Fastest in North Ayrshire
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
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
Cheapest broadband deal in North Ayrshire
The cheapest deal in North Ayrshire 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 North Ayrshire
£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
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
Broadband providers in North Ayrshire
19 providers serve North Ayrshire, 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 North Ayrshire download speed at 73 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in North Ayrshire
Only 10% of the 42,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 80% 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 North Ayrshire line runs 73 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 80% of North Ayrshire, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach North Ayrshire?
The wholesale networks carrying North Ayrshire broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Where North Ayrshire has working altnets, the gigabit market suddenly looks competitive. Here are the ones that have built into the streets here.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Openreach and Virgin Media O2 run alongside the altnets in North Ayrshire (Openreach has a nationwide footprint, so it'll be available).
19 providers compete for North Ayrshire broadband customers right now.
What broadband coverage does North Ayrshire have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of North Ayrshire premises but gigabit only 80%, so around 17% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in North Ayrshire?
Outdoor 5G reaches 95% of North Ayrshire homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 95% of North Ayrshire, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by North Ayrshire neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 109 Mbps in Irvine to 42 Mbps in Arran, so your street matters more than the North Ayrshire average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irvine KA11 | 109 | +36 | 22 | 96% | 87% | 95% |
| Garnock Valley KA25 | 99 | +26 | 21 | 99% | 91% | 95% |
| Garnock Valley KA15 | 86 | +13 | 20 | 96% | 90% | 95% |
| Saltcoats and Stevenston KA21 | 83 | +10 | 24 | 99% | 92% | 95% |
| Irvine KA12 | 78 | +5 | 17 | 99% | 80% | 95% |
| Saltcoats and Stevenston KA20 | 76 | +3 | 24 | 98% | 91% | 95% |
| North Coast KA29 | 64 | -9 | 18 | 97% | 6% | 95% |
| Garnock Valley KA24 | 61 | -12 | 18 | 98% | 89% | 95% |
| North Coast KA23 | 61 | -12 | 15 | 96% | 78% | 95% |
| Garnock Valley KA14 | 60 | -13 | 16 | 94% | 52% | 95% |
| Ardrossan KA22 | 59 | -14 | 19 | 99% | 91% | 95% |
| North Coast KA30 | 52 | -21 | 12 | 98% | 60% | 95% |
| North Coast PA17 | 51 | -22 | 12 | 91% | 59% | 95% |
| North Coast KA28 | 51 | -22 | 10 | 93% | 2% | 95% |
| Kilwinning KA13 | 51 | -22 | 13 | 99% | 88% | 95% |
| Arran KA27 | 42 | -31 | 9 | 86% | 65% | 95% |
Measured Ofcom data per North Ayrshire neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the North Ayrshire average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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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 North Ayrshirecome 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.