22 providers offer 255 broadband deals in Somerset, from £15.00 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 67 Mbps down and 31 Mbps up, 34% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Somerset
The best value in Somerset 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 Somerset
£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 Somerset
The fastest deal available in Somerset is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix from Virgin Media O2 at 2,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Somerset
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix
200 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£51.99/mo
rises to £55.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £54.99/mo over contract · £1320 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Somerset
The cheapest deal in Somerset is Fast 24m from giffgaff at £5.00 a month for 200 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £5.00 is an intro price that rises to £25.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £180. Comfortably faster than the UK average.
Cheapest in Somerset
£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 £28/mo
Avg £22.25/mo over contract · £534 total over 24 months
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
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
£19/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£342 total over 18 months
Broadband providers in Somerset
22 providers serve Somerset, with YouFibre the fastest at 7,000 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 Somerset download speed at 67 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Somerset
Only 8% of the 170,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 67% 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 Somerset line runs 67 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 67% of Somerset, and the fastest available is 1,875 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Somerset?
The wholesale networks carrying Somerset broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Working altnets in Somerset, 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
- Truespeed
Behind the altnets, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 run as the major-network options (Openreach is built out to roughly every house in the country).
Live count: 22 providers actively serving Somerset.
What broadband coverage does Somerset have?
Superfast broadband reaches 89% of Somerset premises but gigabit only 67%, so around 22% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Somerset?
Outdoor 5G reaches 95% of Somerset homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
Broadband speeds by Somerset neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 115 Mbps in Brent to 47 Mbps in Coker, so your street matters more than the Somerset average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent BS26 | 115 | +48 | 117 | 93% | 86% | 95% |
| King Alfred BS28 | 98 | +31 | 115 | 92% | 84% | 95% |
| Frome BA11 | 90 | +23 | 28 | 83% | 77% | 95% |
| Cheddar BS27 | 82 | +15 | 36 | 96% | 79% | 95% |
| Wells BA5 | 76 | +8 | 71 | 88% | 60% | 95% |
| Ilminster TA19 | 73 | +5 | 21 | 95% | 84% | 95% |
| Wincanton BA10 | 72 | +5 | 52 | 90% | 78% | 95% |
| South Petherton TA16 | 70 | +3 | 71 | 99% | 92% | 95% |
| Highbridge TA9 | 70 | +3 | 33 | 91% | 84% | 95% |
| Castle Cary BA22 | 69 | +2 | 24 | 97% | 76% | 95% |
| Bridgwater TA6 | 69 | +2 | 19 | 98% | 87% | 95% |
| Somerton TA11 | 69 | +1 | 20 | 97% | 43% | 95% |
| Rowbarton TA2 | 68 | +1 | 22 | 96% | 85% | 95% |
| Castle Cary BA7 | 67 | 0 | 41 | 98% | 86% | 95% |
| Cannington TA5 | 67 | 0 | 17 | 69% | 29% | 95% |
| Wincanton BA9 | 67 | 0 | 24 | 93% | 80% | 95% |
| South Petherton TA13 | 66 | -1 | 68 | 98% | 94% | 95% |
| Yeovil BA20 | 65 | -2 | 24 | 98% | 88% | 95% |
| Upper Tone TA4 | 64 | -3 | 20 | 85% | 49% | 95% |
| King Alfred TA7 | 64 | -3 | 30 | 82% | 27% | 95% |
| Wellington TA21 | 63 | -4 | 28 | 82% | 61% | 94% |
| Bishop's Hull TA1 | 62 | -5 | 18 | 99% | 83% | 95% |
| Street BA16 | 62 | -5 | 68 | 94% | 87% | 95% |
| Yeovil BA21 | 62 | -5 | 25 | 100% | 98% | 95% |
| Burnham on Sea TA8 | 61 | -6 | 16 | 99% | 92% | 95% |
| Chard TA20 | 61 | -7 | 14 | 84% | 64% | 95% |
| Glastonbury BA6 | 61 | -7 | 66 | 86% | 62% | 95% |
| Martock TA14 | 60 | -8 | 60 | 99% | 73% | 95% |
| Shepton Mallet BA4 | 59 | -8 | 55 | 76% | 52% | 95% |
| Martock TA12 | 59 | -8 | 13 | 99% | 82% | 95% |
| Watchet TA23 | 57 | -10 | 15 | 88% | 26% | 95% |
| Dulverton TA22 | 57 | -11 | 14 | 78% | 33% | 94% |
| Dulverton TA24 | 56 | -11 | 14 | 80% | 43% | 95% |
| Blackmoor BA8 | 56 | -12 | 19 | 95% | 85% | 95% |
| South Petherton TA17 | 55 | -12 | 21 | 55% | 4% | 95% |
| Curry Rivel TA10 | 54 | -13 | 12 | 97% | 55% | 95% |
| Crewkerne TA18 | 53 | -14 | 13 | 93% | 42% | 95% |
| Blackdown TA3 | 48 | -19 | 19 | 67% | 37% | 95% |
| Coker TA15 | 47 | -20 | 9 | 100% | 74% | 95% |
Measured Ofcom data per Somerset neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Somerset 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 Somersetcome 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.