17 providers offer 274 broadband deals in Central, from £13.50 a month (£18 after 12 months) and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 112 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up, 11% above the UK download average. Full fibre is available to 90.6% of homes.
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Best value broadband deal in Central (B97)
The best value in Central (B97) on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months): £198 across year one, about £17 a month. 250 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Central (B97)
250Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£16.50/mo
for 12 months, then £22/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Central (B97)
The cheapest deal in Central (B97) 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. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Central (B97)
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Central (B97)
The fastest deal available in Central (B97) is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Central (B97)
£50/mo
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£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£25/mo
rises to £29 in April 2027 (+£4)
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
£25.99/mo
rises to £29.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Broadband providers in Central (B97)
17 providers serve Central (B97) including Virgin Media, BT and Vodafone, with Sky the fastest at 5,000 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 Central (B97) download speed at 112 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Central (B97)
Only 19% of the 10,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 90% 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 (B97) line runs 112 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 90% of Central (B97), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Central (B97) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Central (B97) premises but gigabit only 90%, so around 7% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Central (B97)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Central (B97) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
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.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Central (B97), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Central (B97) compares within Redditch
Across 3 postcode districts in Redditch, by connection count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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Speed and coverage figures for Central (B97)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.