18 providers offer 308 broadband deals in Medway, from £13.50 a month (£18 after 12 months) and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 134 Mbps down and 22 Mbps up, 33% above the UK download average. Full fibre is available to 86.9% of homes.
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Best value broadband deal in Medway
The best value in Medway on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months): £198 across year one, about £17 a month. 250 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Medway
250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£16.50/mo
for 12 months, then £22/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Medway
The cheapest deal in Medway is 150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (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. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Medway
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Medway
The fastest deal available in Medway is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Medway
£50/mo
No rises, no surprises.
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£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£18/mo
for 12 months, then £23/mo
£25/mo
rises to £29 in April 2027 (+£4)
£25.99/mo
rises to £29.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Broadband providers in Medway
18 providers serve Medway including Virgin Media, BT and Vodafone, with Sky the fastest at 5,000 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 Medway download speed at 134 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Medway
Only 21% of the 84,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 85% 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 Medway line runs 134 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 85% of Medway, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Medway have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of Medway premises but gigabit only 85%, so around 11% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Medway?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Medway 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 Medway, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Medway neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 156 Mbps in Rainham to 72 Mbps in Hoo St Werburgh, so your street matters more than the Medway average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainham ME8 | 156 | +23 | 24 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Lordswood ME5 | 147 | +13 | 21 | 99% | 94% | 100% |
| Chatham ME4 | 143 | +9 | 21 | 93% | 75% | 100% |
| Gillingham ME7 | 139 | +5 | 22 | 98% | 90% | 100% |
| Rochester ME1 | 123 | -11 | 21 | 98% | 85% | 100% |
| Strood ME2 | 111 | -22 | 21 | 96% | 80% | 100% |
| Hoo St Werburgh ME3 | 72 | -62 | 21 | 88% | 62% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Medway neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Medway average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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Speed and coverage figures for Medwaycome 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.