20 providers offer 208 broadband deals in Central, from £19.00 a month and up to 2,300 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 73 Mbps down and 43 Mbps up, 28% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
The best value in Central, Herefordshire (HR1) 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 Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
£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 Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
The fastest deal available in Central, Herefordshire (HR1) is 2300 Full Fibre 12m from Zzoomm at 2,300 Mbps. BeFibre matches it at the same top speed.
Fastest in Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
2300 Full Fibre 12m
2300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£49/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£588 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
£49/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£588 total over 12 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
The cheapest deal in Central, Herefordshire (HR1) is Explorer 300 from Gigaclear at £19.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month.
Cheapest in Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
£19/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£342 total over 18 months
Runner-up on price
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
Compare broadband deals in Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
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
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
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 Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
20 providers serve Central, Herefordshire (HR1), with BeFibre the fastest at 2,300 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 Central, Herefordshire (HR1) download speed at 73 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Central, Herefordshire (HR1)
Only 8% of the 10,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 85% 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 Central, Herefordshire (HR1) line runs 73 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 85% of Central, Herefordshire (HR1), and the fastest available is 2,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Central, Herefordshire (HR1)?
The wholesale networks carrying Central, Herefordshire (HR1) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independently-built fibre networks in Central, Herefordshire (HR1), 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
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Airband
- BeFibre
- Zzoomm
Then there's Openreach (Openreach covers virtually every UK premises, so it'll reach you).
Currently 20 providers have addressable deals in Central, Herefordshire (HR1).
What broadband coverage does Central, Herefordshire (HR1) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Central, Herefordshire (HR1) premises but gigabit only 85%, so around 12% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Central, Herefordshire (HR1)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 90% of Central, Herefordshire (HR1) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
How Central, Herefordshire (HR1) compares within Herefordshire
Across 10 postcode districts in Herefordshire, by premises count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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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 Central, Herefordshire (HR1)come 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.