17 providers offer 189 broadband deals in Mitcheldean, from £19.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 59 Mbps down and 50 Mbps up, 42% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
The best value in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) 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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
£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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
The fastest deal available in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
The cheapest deal in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) 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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
£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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
17 providers serve Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17), 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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) download speed at 59 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)
Only 10% of the 3,500 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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) line runs 59 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 76% of Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)?
The wholesale networks carrying Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Working altnets in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17), listed by what their resellers are actually selling. Each footprint stops and starts a few doors apart, so address-checking matters more than usual.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Behind the altnets, Openreach run as the major-network options (Openreach is the country-wide baseline, so it's a given).
Real provider count in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17): 17 actively selling into addresses.
What broadband coverage does Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 94% of Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) premises but gigabit only 76%, so around 18% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 94% of Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17), but 3% of homes get no indoor 4G from any network, so a mobile backup here wants a window.
How Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17) 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 Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Forest of Dean (GL17)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.