21 providers offer 309 broadband deals in York, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 108 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up, 7% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in York
The best value in York 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 York
£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 York
The fastest deal available in York is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in York
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 York
The cheapest deal in York 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 York
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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£1/mo
for 1 month, then £28.99/mo
Avg £27.82/mo over contract · £668 total over 24 months
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £32/mo
Avg £25.25/mo over contract · £606 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 York
21 providers serve York, 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 York download speed at 108 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in York
Only 18% of the 60,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 86% 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 York line runs 108 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 86% of York, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach York?
The wholesale networks carrying York broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Altnets reaching York: the full-fibre networks that compete with Openreach. Where they reach, they're usually the cheapest gigabit option.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Hyperoptic
Alongside those, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach addresses here too (Openreach is the universal default, so the address question is which altnet, not whether Openreach).
Provider competition in York: 21 providers actively in the market.
What broadband coverage does York have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of York premises but gigabit only 86%, so around 10% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in York?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of York homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of York, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by York neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 141 Mbps in Rawcliffe to 55 Mbps in Osbaldwick, so your street matters more than the York average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawcliffe YO30 | 141 | +33 | 17 | 95% | 83% | 99% |
| Dringhouses YO24 | 136 | +28 | 17 | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Heworth YO31 | 134 | +25 | 17 | 98% | 94% | 100% |
| Ouseburn YO26 | 118 | +10 | 17 | 93% | 85% | 99% |
| Hull Road YO10 | 89 | -19 | 17 | 95% | 84% | 100% |
| Haxby YO32 | 76 | -32 | 14 | 94% | 79% | 100% |
| Micklegate YO23 | 67 | -41 | 17 | 96% | 89% | 99% |
| Guildhall YO1 | 61 | -48 | 13 | 88% | 67% | 100% |
| Osbaldwick YO19 | 55 | -53 | 13 | 91% | 66% | 99% |
Measured Ofcom data per York neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the York 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 Yorkcome 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.