18 providers offer 219 broadband deals in Headington, from £19 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 118 Mbps down and 26 Mbps up, 17% above the UK download average. Full fibre is available to 86.5% of homes.
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Best value broadband deal in Headington (OX3)
The best value in Headington (OX3) on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 900Mb Full Fibre (24 Months): £264 across year one, about £22 a month. At 900 Mbps it copes with anything a household runs at once.
Best value in Headington (OX3)
£22/mo
for 12 months, then £44/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Headington (OX3)
The cheapest deal in Headington (OX3) is Explorer 300 from Gigaclear at £19.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. It also throws in a £30 gift card. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month.
Cheapest in Headington (OX3)
£19/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Runner-up on price
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Headington (OX3)
The fastest deal available in Headington (OX3) is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Headington (OX3)
£50/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Compare broadband deals in Headington (OX3)
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£25.99/mo
rises to £29.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£23.99/mo
rises to £27.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Broadband providers in Headington (OX3)
18 providers serve Headington (OX3) including Virgin Media, Sky and BT, 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 Headington (OX3) download speed at 118 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Headington (OX3)
Only 16% of the 13,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 84% 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 Headington (OX3) line runs 118 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 84% of Headington (OX3), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Headington (OX3) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Headington (OX3) premises but gigabit only 84%, so around 13% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Headington (OX3)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Headington (OX3) 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 Headington (OX3), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Headington (OX3) compares within Oxford
Across 4 postcode districts in Oxford, by connection count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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Speed and coverage figures for Headington (OX3)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.