18 providers offer 224 broadband deals in Hythe, from £13.50 a month and up to 2,300 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 56 Mbps down and 15 Mbps up, 45% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
The best value in Hythe, New Forest (SO45) 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 Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
£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 Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
The fastest deal available in Hythe, New Forest (SO45) is Full Fibre Max from Zen Internet at 2,300 Mbps. Next fastest is Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix from Virgin Media O2 at 2,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
£54/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1296 total over 24 months
Runner-up on speed
Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix
200 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£51.99/mo
rises to £55.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £54.99/mo over contract · £1320 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
The cheapest deal in Hythe, New Forest (SO45) 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 Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
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 Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
18 providers serve Hythe, New Forest (SO45), with Zen Internet the fastest at 2,300 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 Hythe, New Forest (SO45) download speed at 56 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Hythe, New Forest (SO45)
Only 2% of the 10,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 83% 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 Hythe, New Forest (SO45) line runs 56 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 83% of Hythe, New Forest (SO45), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Hythe, New Forest (SO45)?
The wholesale networks carrying Hythe, New Forest (SO45) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Apart from Openreach, here is the network roster for Hythe, New Forest (SO45). The smaller altnets are normally the cheapest gigabit when they reach you, and the most patchy when they don't.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Underpinning the deal mix, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach the bulk of addresses (Openreach is everywhere in the UK by default).
There are 18 providers on the live deal list for Hythe, New Forest (SO45).
What broadband coverage does Hythe, New Forest (SO45) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Hythe, New Forest (SO45) premises but gigabit only 83%, so around 15% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Hythe, New Forest (SO45)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 99% of Hythe, New Forest (SO45) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Hythe, New Forest (SO45) compares within New Forest
Across 8 postcode districts in New Forest, 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 Hythe, New Forest (SO45)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.