19 providers offer 233 broadband deals in Forest of Dean, from £19 a month and up to 2,300 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 68 Mbps down and 48 Mbps up, 33% below the UK download average. Full fibre is available to 76.2% of homes.
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Best value broadband deal in Forest of Dean
The best value in Forest of Dean 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 Forest of Dean
£22/mo
for 12 months, then £44/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Forest of Dean
The cheapest deal in Forest of Dean 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 Forest of Dean
£19/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Runner-up on price
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Forest of Dean
The fastest deal available in Forest of Dean is 2300 Full Fibre 24m from Zzoomm at 2,300 Mbps.
Fastest in Forest of Dean
2300 Full Fibre 24m
£35/mo
for 12 months, then £39/mo
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£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 Forest of Dean
19 providers serve Forest of Dean including Virgin Media, Sky and BT, with Zzoomm 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 Forest of Dean download speed at 68 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Forest of Dean
Only 10% of the 26,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 76% 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 Forest of Dean line runs 68 Mbps.
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OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 76% of Forest of Dean, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Forest of Dean have?
Superfast broadband reaches 91% of Forest of Dean premises but gigabit only 76%, so around 15% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Forest of Dean?
Outdoor 5G reaches 94% of Forest of Dean, but 3% of homes get no indoor 4G from any network, so a mobile backup here wants a window.
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 Forest of Dean neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 100 Mbps in Hartpury to 59 Mbps in Mitcheldean, so your street matters more than the Forest of Dean average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartpury GL19 | 100 | +32 | 86 | 82% | 67% | 96% |
| Newent GL18 | 80 | +12 | 35 | 76% | 65% | 94% |
| Coleford GL16 | 75 | +7 | 52 | 98% | 91% | 94% |
| Lydney GL15 | 67 | -1 | 43 | 93% | 69% | 94% |
| Cinderford GL14 | 60 | -8 | 42 | 95% | 79% | 94% |
| Mitcheldean GL17 | 59 | -9 | 50 | 94% | 76% | 94% |
Measured Ofcom data per Forest of Dean neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Forest of Dean 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 Forest of Deancome 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.