22 providers offer 302 broadband deals in Dorset, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 62 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up, 39% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Dorset
The best value in Dorset 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 Dorset
£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 Dorset
The fastest deal available in Dorset is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Dorset
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
3000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£80/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1925 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Dorset
The cheapest deal in Dorset 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 Dorset
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
£29/mo
rises to £31 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £30.50/mo over contract · £732 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 Dorset
22 providers serve Dorset, 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 Dorset download speed at 62 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Dorset
Only 4% of the 115,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 72% 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 Dorset line runs 62 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 72% of Dorset, and the fastest available is 2,111 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Dorset?
The wholesale networks carrying Dorset broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Beyond Openreach, here are the alternative networks live in Dorset. Worth a look because, in the streets they cover, they tend to undercut the major brands.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Hyperoptic
Underpinning the deal mix, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach the bulk of addresses (Openreach reaches almost every UK doorstep, including yours).
Dorset sits in the catchment of 22 providers.
What broadband coverage does Dorset have?
Superfast broadband reaches 95% of Dorset premises but gigabit only 72%, so around 23% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Dorset?
Outdoor 5G reaches 94% of Dorset homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
Broadband speeds by Dorset neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 90 Mbps in Lytchett Matravers to 48 Mbps in Ferndown, so your street matters more than the Dorset average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lytchett Matravers BH16 | 90 | +28 | 19 | 97% | 80% | 95% |
| Gillingham SP8 | 76 | +14 | 24 | 97% | 87% | 94% |
| Shaftesbury SP7 | 75 | +13 | 27 | 94% | 83% | 94% |
| Chalk Valleys DT2 | 74 | +12 | 24 | 91% | 60% | 94% |
| Verwood BH31 | 68 | +6 | 23 | 96% | 88% | 94% |
| Dorchester DT1 | 67 | +5 | 19 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| Littlemoor DT3 | 64 | +2 | 17 | 96% | 76% | 94% |
| Beaminster DT8 | 64 | +2 | 18 | 92% | 67% | 94% |
| Wimborne Minster BH21 | 63 | +1 | 17 | 94% | 80% | 95% |
| Blandford DT11 | 61 | -1 | 20 | 96% | 84% | 94% |
| Stalbridge DT10 | 60 | -2 | 19 | 98% | 88% | 94% |
| Wareham BH20 | 58 | -3 | 14 | 89% | 55% | 94% |
| Bridport DT6 | 58 | -4 | 13 | 93% | 40% | 94% |
| Sherborne DT9 | 57 | -4 | 17 | 96% | 67% | 94% |
| Portland DT5 | 56 | -6 | 15 | 97% | 84% | 94% |
| Rodwell DT4 | 56 | -6 | 16 | 99% | 74% | 94% |
| Lyme DT7 | 52 | -10 | 15 | 91% | 44% | 92% |
| Swanage BH19 | 49 | -13 | 12 | 96% | 64% | 94% |
| Ferndown BH22 | 48 | -14 | 12 | 97% | 75% | 94% |
Measured Ofcom data per Dorset neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Dorset average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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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 Dorsetcome 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.