Full fibre reaches 80.1% of homes in Carlton, though only 10% of connections run at 300 Mbps or faster. Typical measured speed is 71 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up, 30% below the UK download average. 16 providers offer 202 broadband deals, up to 1,600 Mbps.
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Best value broadband deal in Carlton
The best value in Carlton 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 Carlton
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Carlton
The cheapest deal in Carlton 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 Carlton
£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 Carlton
The fastest deal available in Carlton is Full Fibre 1.6GB from EE at 1,600 Mbps. Zen Internet matches it at the same top speed.
Fastest in Carlton
£38.99/mo
rises to £42.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Runner-up on speed
£45/mo
No rises, no surprises.
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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 Carlton
16 providers serve Carlton including Virgin Media, Sky and BT, 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 Carlton download speed at 71 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Carlton
Only 10% are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 80% 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 Carlton line runs 71 Mbps.
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OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 80% of Carlton, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Carlton have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Carlton premises but gigabit only 80%, so around 17% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
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Speed and coverage figures for Carltoncome 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.