Broadband postcode checker
Enter your postcode to see what broadband deals and speeds are available in your area.
Enter your postcode to see what broadband deals and speeds are available in your area.
The Uswitch broadband postcode checker is a simple and quick way to compare broadband deals in your area. It can help you find a range of packages that are available at your postcode in just a few easy steps:
You'll see a results table of broadband packages from many of the UK's top providers. And depending on what's available in your postcode, you'll get a wide choice of different broadband speeds available to you as well.
You can then compare those prices with your current monthly bill and decide if what you're paying seems right or feels too much. Or you can compare the speeds with your current levels to see if it's worth upgrading your service.
Checking your postcode is the quickest way to determine if you can get a better deal on your broadband.
Whether you’re shopping around to improve your speed, cut your costs, or try a new provider, there are many reasons to shop around. Here are some of the main reasons for comparing deals.
Faster broadband deals are becoming available to more and more places each month, thanks to the rapid rollout of full fibre.
If you’ve been stuck on a slow speed for a while, you might be able to get a much faster connection for a pretty reasonable price. Our fibre broadband study details how much full fibre broadband has grown in recent years.
Even if you’re happy with your current speed, you might be able to find faster broadband deals at a similar or lower price than your current plan. So, it’s always worth checking to see if you could get a better deal with a different provider.
If you pay for a TV package from Sky, BT or Virgin Media, you could save money by bundling your broadband into a joint package.
Each of the leading TV providers offers top-rated broadband deals, too. And their TV & broadband bundles are often cheaper than what you’d pay separate providers for both services.
Check your postcode on our broadband and TV deals page to compare a wide range of these bundles.
With broadband deals constantly changing, it’s always worth checking to see if you can get the same speed for a better price.
This is important if you're out of contract with your current provider because you might be paying much more than you need to for your broadband, especially if you've faced more than one price increase over the last couple of years.
One thing to be careful about is opting for a package that’s too slow for your needs. If you’re already content with your speed, it’s best to focus on comparing deals that offer the same amount.
Ernest Doku, Broadband and mobiles expertCustomers who find themselves facing price rises should also be ready to vote with their feet. If you are out of contract on your deal, now is the perfect time to refresh your deal or move to a new provider altogether.”
If you’re trying to find your broadband speed, you can run an internet speed test at home to determine the speed of your current connection.
But if you want to see the range of speeds available to your home, put your postcode into our checker and compare what’s available. You’ll likely be able to compare a range of internet speeds to suit your needs best.
Broadband speeds can sometimes differ from those mentioned online and on TV, depending on where you live or what your home setup might be. The difference in speed can be due to any number of things, but it's often driven by what's available in your area.
There are many types of broadband with different levels of coverage across the country. In fact, broadband speeds can wildly differ even street-by-street. In Brighton, for instance, the city’s fastest street for broadband is only 1.2 miles away from its slowest street¹.
And there’s still a big divide in average broadband speed between rural and urban areas in the UK. Here’s a view of the difference in these speeds from our broadband statistics page.
Despite slower average speeds in rural parts of the UK, many alternative full fibre providers are building in these locations. So, if you live in a harder-to-reach property, you may still get a stronger connection with one of these providers.
The best broadband deal available is always the one that suits your needs the most. You'll often want to find a good balance between your budget, the number of people who live at home, and what you want to use your internet for.
So when you search for the 'best' broadband in your area, the fastest or the cheapest options might not necessarily be the best for you. Instead, you'll want to look for the most appropriate deal for what you need because that'd have the most value for money.
There are a few different types of broadband you can get, each with a different range of speeds and prices:
Part-fibre (fibre to the cabinet): 30-70Mbps | 97% UK availability | ££
Full fibre (fibre to the premises): Up to 1Gbps | ~62% UK availability | £££
Virgin Media (cable broadband): Up to 1Gbps | ~60% UK availability | £££
ADSL (copper broadband): 10-11Mbps | 99% UK availability | £
When choosing an internet speed for you and your home, there are a few things to help guide you to the right option.
If you only use your broadband to check odd emails, read the news, and make occasional video calls, you would be okay with slower internet speed.
However, this type of connection may be difficult if you live with two or more people using the internet.
Most Brits have this level of broadband speed because it can still handle most things we all do on the internet.
It should be suitable for most homes because it allows two people to stream TV, play games online, or work from home simultaneously.
This might be a helpful speed to choose if you live with four or more people. The same goes for lots of you who want faster speed for competitive gaming, 4K streaming, or video meetings at the same time.
These speeds tend to get more expensive, but some smaller full fibre providers offer them for very reasonable prices. So be sure to check if one is available in your area.
These speeds are usually saved for the most intense internet users, but it's also useful for businesses. If you regularly…
Work with very heavy files like videos or graphic designs
Stream content onto apps like Twitch
Game online at a highly competitive level
Need the fastest available speeds for something else
…then 500Mbps+ speeds could be pretty helpful. But most internet users won’t need this speed for quite a long time.
At Uswitch, we can show you deals from some of the best broadband providers.
Check out our range of providers to see more details of their broadband deals and coverage:
If you’d like a better idea of each provider before you sign up, you could read our verdict in our broadband provider reviews. They explain what each brand is known for, what it does well, what it could do better, and which customers they’re suitable for.
If you're looking for a low-cost broadband deal, you may have a few options depending on your budget.
Firstly, the cheapest broadband deals on Uswitch offer internet services from around £18 per month. And depending on whether an altnet provider is in your area, you could get 100Mbps full fibre speeds from this price, too.
Slower fibre broadband up to 67Mbps is usually available from £21. That's because they tend to rent their broadband services from Openreach, which costs more than owning your own network.
However, you could qualify for a social broadband tariff if you receive Universal Credit, PIP payments or other government financial support. These are much cheaper deals that providers offer for people struggling to pay their bills.
‡£163 is the average annual saving calculated in August 2024 for users who chose a Uswitch broadband deal. Find out more about how we calculate our savings messages at our savings FAQ page.
¹ See table of UK’s ten closest broadband divides in our two speed cities PR study.
