Full fibre reaches 36.5% of homes in The Sands, though only 19% of connections run at 300 Mbps or faster. Typical measured speed is 143 Mbps down and 31 Mbps up, 42% above the UK download average. 13 providers offer 175 broadband deals, up to 1,600 Mbps.
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Best value broadband deal in The Sands
The best value in The Sands on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months): £240 across year one, about £20 a month. At 300 Mbps it copes with anything a household runs at once.
Best value in The Sands
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in The Sands
The cheapest deal in The Sands is Fibre 40 from Onestream at £18.50 a month for 40 Mbps. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month. Well below the UK average, which shows on a busy evening.
Cheapest in The Sands
£18.50/mo
rises to £21.25 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Runner-up on price
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Fastest broadband deal in The Sands
The fastest deal available in The Sands is Full Fibre 1.6GB from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in The Sands
£38.99/mo
rises to £42.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
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£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£27.99/mo
rises to £31.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Broadband providers in The Sands
13 providers serve The Sands including Sky, BT and Vodafone, 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 The Sands download speed at 143 Mbps.
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Is your broadband good enough?
The typical The Sands line runs 143 Mbps.
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GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 37% of The Sands, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does The Sands have?
Superfast broadband reaches 99% of The Sands premises but gigabit only 37%, so around 62% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in The Sands?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of The Sands homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
The two 5G figures differ. “5G availability” is everyday 5G running on the existing 4G core, which is what most phones show. “Next-gen 5G” is standalone 5G: a full 5G network with lower lag, still reaching fewer places.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of The Sands, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
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Speed and coverage figures for The Sandscome 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.