Full fibre reaches 34.9% of homes in Hay-on-Wye, though only 1% of connections run at 300 Mbps or faster. Typical measured speed is 47 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up, 53% below the UK download average. 14 providers offer 178 broadband deals, up to 1,600 Mbps.
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Best value broadband deal in Hay-on-Wye
The best value in Hay-on-Wye on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months): £240 across year one, about £20 a month. At 300 Mbps it copes with anything a household runs at once.
Best value in Hay-on-Wye
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Hay-on-Wye
The cheapest deal in Hay-on-Wye is Fibre 40 from Onestream at £18.50 a month for 40 Mbps. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month. Well below the UK average, which shows on a busy evening.
Cheapest in Hay-on-Wye
£18.50/mo
rises to £21.25 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Runner-up on price
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Hay-on-Wye
The fastest deal available in Hay-on-Wye is Full Fibre 1.6GB from EE at 1,600 Mbps. Zen Internet matches it at the same top speed.
Fastest in Hay-on-Wye
£38.99/mo
rises to £42.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Runner-up on speed
£45/mo
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£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£27.99/mo
rises to £31.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Broadband providers in Hay-on-Wye
14 providers serve Hay-on-Wye including Sky, BT and Vodafone, 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 Hay-on-Wye download speed at 47 Mbps.
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The typical Hay-on-Wye line runs 47 Mbps.
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OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 35% of Hay-on-Wye, and the fastest available is 330 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Hay-on-Wye have?
Superfast broadband reaches 98% of Hay-on-Wye premises but gigabit only 35%, so around 63% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Hay-on-Wye?
Outdoor 5G reaches 74% of Hay-on-Wye, 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.
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Speed and coverage figures for Hay-on-Wyecome 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.