18 providers offer 226 broadband deals in Newent, from £20 a month (£40 after 12 months) and up to 2,300 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 80 Mbps down and 35 Mbps up, 21% below the UK download average. Full fibre is available to 65.0% of homes.
Deals for Newent (GL18), checked and refreshed daily.
Best value broadband deal in Newent (GL18)
The best value in Newent (GL18) 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 Newent (GL18)
£22/mo
for 12 months, then £44/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Newent (GL18)
The cheapest deal in Newent (GL18) is 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £20.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £20.00 is an intro price that rises to £40.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £240. Zzoomm is essentially level at £20.00 a month.
Cheapest in Newent (GL18)
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Runner-up on price
200 Full Fibre 24m
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £24/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Newent (GL18)
The fastest deal available in Newent (GL18) is 2300 Full Fibre 24m from Zzoomm at 2,300 Mbps.
Fastest in Newent (GL18)
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 Newent (GL18)
18 providers serve Newent (GL18) 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 Newent (GL18) download speed at 80 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Newent (GL18)
Only 9% of the 2,500 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 65% 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 Newent (GL18) line runs 80 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 65% of Newent (GL18), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Newent (GL18) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 76% of Newent (GL18) premises but gigabit only 65%, so around 11% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Newent (GL18)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 94% of Newent (GL18), 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.
How Newent (GL18) compares within Forest of Dean
Across 6 postcode districts in Forest of Dean, by connection count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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Speed and coverage figures for Newent (GL18)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.