17 providers offer 191 broadband deals in Powys, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 64 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up, 37% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Powys
The best value in Powys 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 Powys
£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 Powys
The fastest deal available in Powys is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Powys
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 Powys
The cheapest deal in Powys 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 Powys
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
£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 Powys
17 providers serve Powys, 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 Powys download speed at 64 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Powys
Only 5% of the 36,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 58% 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 Powys line runs 64 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 58% of Powys, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Powys?
The wholesale networks carrying Powys broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independently-built fibre networks in Powys, taken from the live deal mix. They don't cover every street, but on streets they reach, they typically beat the Openreach price.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Of the major networks, Openreach are also live here (Openreach is on every street, so the interesting variable is the altnets).
Right now 17 providers are running deals to addresses in Powys.
What broadband coverage does Powys have?
Superfast broadband reaches 81% of Powys premises but gigabit only 58%, so around 23% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Powys?
Outdoor 5G reaches 69% of Powys, but 3% of homes get no indoor 4G from any network, so a mobile backup here wants a window.
Broadband speeds by Powys neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 85 Mbps in Llanbrynmair to 52 Mbps in Rhayader, so your street matters more than the Powys average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanbrynmair SY19 | 85 | +20 | 20 | 97% | 97% | 69% |
| Caersws SY17 | 77 | +12 | 21 | 84% | 66% | 69% |
| Newtown SY16 | 76 | +11 | 18 | 92% | 82% | 69% |
| Glantwymyn SY20 | 71 | +6 | 18 | 85% | 68% | 75% |
| Llansantffraid SY22 | 70 | +5 | 19 | 80% | 48% | 70% |
| Forden and Montgomery SY15 | 69 | +5 | 17 | 77% | 47% | 73% |
| Brecon LD3 | 66 | +2 | 15 | 76% | 46% | 69% |
| Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower NP8 | 66 | +1 | 14 | 84% | 40% | 69% |
| Welshpool Castle SY21 | 65 | +1 | 18 | 79% | 64% | 70% |
| Llandrindod LD1 | 63 | -2 | 17 | 78% | 60% | 69% |
| Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais SA9 | 62 | -2 | 14 | 94% | 52% | 80% |
| Llanwrtyd Wells LD4 | 61 | -4 | 19 | 84% | 65% | 69% |
| Knighton with Beguildy LD7 | 58 | -6 | 14 | 67% | 33% | 72% |
| Llanwrtyd Wells LD5 | 54 | -10 | 12 | 87% | 66% | 69% |
| Builth LD2 | 54 | -11 | 14 | 71% | 57% | 69% |
| Llanidloes SY18 | 53 | -11 | 13 | 76% | 69% | 69% |
| Presteigne LD8 | 53 | -12 | 14 | 88% | 48% | 72% |
| Rhayader LD6 | 52 | -13 | 15 | 71% | 30% | 69% |
Measured Ofcom data per Powys neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Powys 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 Powyscome 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.