17 providers offer 184 broadband deals in Coleford, from £19.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 75 Mbps down and 52 Mbps up, 26% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
The best value in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) 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 Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
£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 Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
The fastest deal available in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
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
Cheapest broadband deal in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
The cheapest deal in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) 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. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month.
Cheapest in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
£19/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£342 total over 18 months
Runner-up on price
300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Avg £30/mo over contract · £720 total over 24 months
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300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Avg £30/mo over contract · £720 total over 24 months
£30/mo
rises to £33.50 in April 2027 (+£3.50)
Avg £32.63/mo over contract · £783 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
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
17 providers serve Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16), with EE the fastest at 1,600 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 Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) download speed at 75 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)
Only 12% of the 4,500 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 91% 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 Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) line runs 75 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 91% of Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)?
The wholesale networks carrying Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Live altnets in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16), drawn from the providers actually selling deals here. Where they reach, the gigabit prices are normally the lowest on the page.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
And the major networks: Openreach both reach this area (Openreach is the default network, in case the rest haven't reached your street).
Live count: 17 providers actively serving Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16).
What broadband coverage does Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) premises but gigabit only 91%, so around 7% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 94% of Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16), but 3% of homes get no indoor 4G from any network, so a mobile backup here wants a window.
How Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16) compares within Forest of Dean
Across 6 postcode districts in Forest of Dean, 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 Coleford, Forest of Dean (GL16)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.