15 providers offer 180 broadband deals in Orkney Islands, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 41 Mbps down and 9 Mbps up, 59% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Orkney Islands
The best value in Orkney Islands 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 Orkney Islands
£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 Orkney Islands
The fastest deal available in Orkney Islands is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Orkney Islands
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 Orkney Islands
The cheapest deal in Orkney Islands 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. Onestream is essentially level at £20.63 a month.
Cheapest in Orkney Islands
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
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
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£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
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 Orkney Islands
15 providers serve Orkney Islands, 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 Orkney Islands download speed at 41 Mbps.
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The typical Orkney Islands line runs 41 Mbps.
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Gigabit reaches 25% of Orkney Islands, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Orkney Islands?
The wholesale networks carrying Orkney Islands broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Altnets reaching Orkney Islands: the full-fibre networks that compete with Openreach. Where they reach, they're usually the cheapest gigabit option.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Openreach run alongside the altnets in Orkney Islands (Openreach is the universal default, so the address question is which altnet, not whether Openreach).
Across the area, 15 providers are listing live deals.
What broadband coverage does Orkney Islands have?
Superfast broadband reaches 90% of Orkney Islands premises but gigabit only 25%, so around 65% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Orkney Islands?
Outdoor 5G reaches 78% of Orkney Islands, but 2% of homes get no indoor 4G from any network, so a mobile backup here wants a window.
Broadband speeds by Orkney Islands neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 53 Mbps in Kirkwall to 29 Mbps in West Mainland, so your street matters more than the Orkney Islands average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwall KW15 | 53 | +12 | 12 | 98% | 15% | 78% |
| Stromness and South Isles KW16 | 35 | -6 | 8 | 80% | 20% | 78% |
| West Mainland KW17 | 29 | -12 | 7 | 82% | 44% | 78% |
Measured Ofcom data per Orkney Islands neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Orkney Islands 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 Orkney Islandscome 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.