15 providers offer 180 broadband deals in Kirkwall, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 53 Mbps down and 12 Mbps up, 48% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)
The best value in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) 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 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)
£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 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)
The fastest deal available in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)
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 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)
The cheapest deal in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) 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 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)
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 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)
15 providers serve Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15), 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 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) download speed at 53 Mbps.
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You could be getting more.
Prices drift above the market rate the longer a contract runs, so if you have not compared in over a year you are likely paying more than you need to.
Is your broadband good enough?
The typical Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) line runs 53 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 15% of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)?
The wholesale networks carrying Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
These are the alternatives to Openreach in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15): smaller infrastructure firms that have laid their own fibre. The pricing pressure they create is good news on a Saturday morning bill review.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Underpinning the deal mix, Openreach reach the bulk of addresses (Openreach is everywhere in the UK by default).
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) sits in the catchment of 15 providers.
What broadband coverage does Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) premises but gigabit only 15%, so around 83% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 78% of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15), but 2% of homes get no indoor 4G from any network, so a mobile backup here wants a window.
How Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15) compares within Orkney Islands
Across 3 postcode districts in Orkney Islands, 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 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands (KW15)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.