21 providers offer 321 broadband deals in Birmingham, from £13.50 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 137 Mbps down and 21 Mbps up, 36% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Birmingham
The best value in Birmingham 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 Birmingham
£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 Birmingham
The fastest deal available in Birmingham is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Birmingham
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
3000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£80/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1925 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Birmingham
The cheapest deal in Birmingham is 150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £13.50 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £13.50 is an intro price that rises to £18.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £162. giffgaff is essentially level at £15.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Birmingham
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Avg £15.75/mo over contract · £378 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
£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 £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
£29/mo
rises to £31 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £30.50/mo over contract · £732 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
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
Avg £21/mo over contract · £504 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Birmingham
21 providers serve Birmingham, 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 Birmingham download speed at 137 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Birmingham
Only 19% of the 300,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 94% 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 Birmingham line runs 137 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 94% of Birmingham, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Birmingham?
The wholesale networks carrying Birmingham broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independently-built fibre networks in Birmingham, 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, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Hyperoptic
Of the major networks, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 are also live here (Openreach is on every street, so the interesting variable is the altnets).
Currently 21 providers have addressable deals in Birmingham.
What broadband coverage does Birmingham have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Birmingham premises and gigabit 94%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Birmingham?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Birmingham homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Birmingham, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Birmingham neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 177 Mbps in King's Norton to 34 Mbps in Newtown, so your street matters more than the Birmingham average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Norton B38 | 177 | +40 | 22 | 95% | 94% | 100% |
| Kingstanding B44 | 166 | +29 | 23 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Sheldon B26 | 159 | +23 | 25 | 97% | 96% | 100% |
| Bournville B30 | 154 | +17 | 22 | 97% | 96% | 100% |
| Hall Green B28 | 153 | +16 | 23 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Perry Barr B42 | 152 | +15 | 23 | 98% | 97% | 100% |
| Weoley B29 | 152 | +15 | 20 | 99% | 94% | 100% |
| Glebe Farm B33 | 151 | +14 | 24 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Quinton B32 | 150 | +14 | 22 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Tyseley B25 | 150 | +13 | 23 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Sutton Vesey B73 | 148 | +12 | 23 | 98% | 92% | 100% |
| Handsworth Wood B20 | 147 | +11 | 22 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Acocks B27 | 147 | +10 | 23 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Harborne B17 | 145 | +8 | 21 | 99% | 96% | 100% |
| Brandwood B14 | 141 | +4 | 21 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Alum Rock B8 | 137 | 0 | 18 | 98% | 96% | 100% |
| Moseley B13 | 135 | -1 | 20 | 98% | 94% | 100% |
| Sparkbrook B11 | 135 | -2 | 20 | 98% | 97% | 100% |
| Sutton Wylde B72 | 134 | -3 | 23 | 99% | 95% | 100% |
| Shard End B34 | 133 | -4 | 20 | 99% | 99% | 100% |
| Stockland B23 | 132 | -4 | 19 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Holyhead B21 | 132 | -4 | 22 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Longbridge B31 | 130 | -7 | 19 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Newtown B4 | 130 | -7 | 27 | 77% | 71% | 100% |
| Rubery B45 | 126 | -10 | 20 | 97% | 94% | 100% |
| Pype Hayes B24 | 126 | -10 | 19 | 96% | 95% | 100% |
| Bordesley B9 | 124 | -13 | 18 | 97% | 96% | 100% |
| Small Heath B10 | 123 | -14 | 18 | 98% | 97% | 100% |
| Sutton Roughley B75 | 123 | -14 | 21 | 97% | 93% | 100% |
| Edgbaston B15 | 123 | -14 | 19 | 89% | 76% | 100% |
| Newtown B19 | 122 | -15 | 18 | 93% | 91% | 100% |
| Ladywood B16 | 119 | -18 | 24 | 95% | 89% | 100% |
| Sutton Walmley B76 | 114 | -22 | 18 | 93% | 80% | 100% |
| Bordesley B5 | 113 | -24 | 15 | 88% | 82% | 100% |
| Aston B6 | 112 | -24 | 18 | 96% | 95% | 100% |
| Streetly B74 | 112 | -25 | 25 | 99% | 84% | 100% |
| Soho B18 | 108 | -28 | 18 | 94% | 89% | 100% |
| Nechells B7 | 107 | -30 | 15 | 85% | 84% | 100% |
| Ladywood B1 | 92 | -44 | 16 | 93% | 86% | 100% |
| Sparkbrook B12 | 92 | -45 | 16 | 96% | 93% | 100% |
| Castle B35 | 89 | -48 | 19 | 97% | 89% | 100% |
| Soho B3 | 83 | -53 | 13 | 85% | 75% | 100% |
| Newtown B2 | 34 | -103 | 12 | 91% | 91% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Birmingham neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Birmingham 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 Birminghamcome 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.