18 providers offer 212 broadband deals in Torbay, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 100 Mbps down and 21 Mbps up, in line with the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Torbay
The best value in Torbay 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 Torbay
£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 Torbay
The fastest deal available in Torbay is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Torbay
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 Torbay
The cheapest deal in Torbay 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. Onestream is essentially level at £20.63 a month.
Cheapest in Torbay
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
Runner-up on price
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
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£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
Gig1 Broadband Only
41 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£25.99/mo
rises to £29.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £28.99/mo over contract · £696 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 Torbay
18 providers serve Torbay, 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 Torbay download speed at 100 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Torbay
Only 16% of the 43,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 86% 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 Torbay line runs 100 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 86% of Torbay, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Torbay?
The wholesale networks carrying Torbay broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Apart from Openreach, here is the network roster for Torbay. The smaller altnets are normally the cheapest gigabit when they reach you, and the most patchy when they don't.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Underpinning the deal mix, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach the bulk of addresses (Openreach reaches almost every UK doorstep, including yours).
There are 18 providers on the live deal list for Torbay.
What broadband coverage does Torbay have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Torbay premises but gigabit only 86%, so around 11% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Torbay?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Torbay homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Torbay, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Torbay neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 123 Mbps in Tormohun to 68 Mbps in Furzeham with Summercombe, so your street matters more than the Torbay average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tormohun TQ2 | 123 | +23 | 22 | 96% | 88% | 100% |
| Preston TQ3 | 112 | +12 | 21 | 99% | 92% | 99% |
| St Marychurch TQ1 | 91 | -9 | 20 | 97% | 83% | 100% |
| Roundham with Hyde TQ4 | 85 | -15 | 19 | 96% | 83% | 100% |
| Furzeham with Summercombe TQ5 | 68 | -32 | 18 | 96% | 79% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Torbay neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Torbay 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 Torbaycome 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.