17 providers offer 293 broadband deals in New Forest, from £13.50 a month (£18 after 12 months) and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 61 Mbps down and 15 Mbps up, 40% below the UK download average. Full fibre is available to 75.1% of homes.
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Best value broadband deal in New Forest
The best value in New Forest 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 New Forest
250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£16.50/mo
for 12 months, then £22/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in New Forest
The cheapest deal in New Forest 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 New Forest
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Fastest broadband deal in New Forest
The fastest deal available in New Forest is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in New Forest
£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 New Forest
17 providers serve New Forest 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 New Forest download speed at 61 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in New Forest
Only 5% of the 55,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 75% 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 New Forest line runs 61 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 75% of New Forest, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does New Forest have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of New Forest premises but gigabit only 75%, so around 21% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in New Forest?
Outdoor 5G reaches 99% of New Forest 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.
Broadband speeds by New Forest neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 81 Mbps in Totton to 52 Mbps in Lymington, so your street matters more than the New Forest average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totton SO40 | 81 | +20 | 17 | 95% | 75% | 99% |
| Lyndhurst SO43 | 59 | -2 | 15 | 88% | 58% | 99% |
| Brockenhurst SO42 | 58 | -2 | 15 | 89% | 75% | 99% |
| Fordingbridge SP6 | 57 | -4 | 14 | 93% | 73% | 98% |
| Barton BH25 | 57 | -4 | 14 | 99% | 73% | 99% |
| Hythe SO45 | 56 | -5 | 15 | 98% | 83% | 99% |
| Ringwood BH24 | 55 | -6 | 15 | 93% | 66% | 97% |
| Lymington SO41 | 52 | -8 | 13 | 97% | 76% | 99% |
Measured Ofcom data per New Forest neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the New Forest 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 New Forestcome 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.