19 providers offer 232 broadband deals in Canterbury, from £13.50 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 59 Mbps down and 24 Mbps up, 42% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Canterbury
The best value in Canterbury 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 Canterbury
£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 Canterbury
The fastest deal available in Canterbury is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre Max from Zen Internet at 2,300 Mbps.
Fastest in Canterbury
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
£54/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1296 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Canterbury
The cheapest deal in Canterbury is 150Mbps Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £13.50 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £13.50 is an intro price that rises to £18.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £162. giffgaff is essentially level at £15.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Canterbury
150Mbps Full Fibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Avg £15.75/mo over contract · £378 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
£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 £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 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
150Mbps Full Fibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£18/mo
for 12 months, then £23/mo
Avg £20.50/mo over contract · £492 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Canterbury
19 providers serve Canterbury, 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 Canterbury download speed at 59 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Canterbury
Only 8% of the 41,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 70% 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 Canterbury line runs 59 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 70% of Canterbury, and the fastest available is 2,073 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Canterbury?
The wholesale networks carrying Canterbury broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
These are the alternatives to Openreach in Canterbury: 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, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
On top of the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also serve Canterbury (Openreach is everywhere in the UK by default).
Canterbury sits in the catchment of 19 providers.
What broadband coverage does Canterbury have?
Superfast broadband reaches 93% of Canterbury premises but gigabit only 70%, so around 23% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Canterbury?
Outdoor 5G reaches 98% of Canterbury homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 98% of Canterbury, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Canterbury neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 66 Mbps in Chartham to 49 Mbps in St Stephen's, so your street matters more than the Canterbury average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartham CT4 | 66 | +8 | 16 | 70% | 30% | 99% |
| Heron CT6 | 65 | +6 | 25 | 98% | 91% | 98% |
| Barton CT1 | 61 | +3 | 37 | 98% | 71% | 98% |
| Gorrell CT5 | 55 | -4 | 21 | 98% | 80% | 98% |
| St Stephen's CT2 | 49 | -10 | 17 | 90% | 61% | 98% |
Measured Ofcom data per Canterbury neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Canterbury 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 Canterburycome 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.