The internet checker
Your postcode. Every speed. Every provider.
What broadband reaches your postcode, from Ofcom's own figures, what's being built there next, and every provider that could connect you, each with its own address checker. Free, with nothing to sign up for.
Some of the providers I check
What a check shows
- What reaches it
The share of homes in your postcode each kind of broadband reaches, from basic to gigabit, in Ofcom's latest figures.
- What's coming
The full fibre the networks and the government's Project Gigabit have planned there, premises by premises.
- Who sells there
Every provider that could connect you, grouped by how they'd do it, each with a link to its own address checker.
- The streets around
The postcodes nearby on a map, each marked with what most homes there can get.
Straight from the regulator
Ofcom collects coverage from every broadband network and all four mobile operators, address by address, and publishes it so anyone can check. We ask Ofcom for your postcode, keep the answer for a week so it's quick for your neighbours, and show you everything it says about your address, with the date beside it.
Speeds are what the networks expect the line to carry at best, not a promise from any provider. Your provider gives its own estimate when you order, and that's the one to hold them to.
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Questions
Where does this information come from?
Straight from Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator. Every broadband network tells Ofcom which addresses it reaches and the speeds it expects there, and EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone share their coverage. Ofcom publishes it through its own checker and the data feeds this page reads.
How up to date is it?
Ofcom updates its data as the networks report new coverage. We fetch each postcode from Ofcom again at least once a week, and every result says when.
Why isn't my address listed?
Ofcom lists homes by their Ordnance Survey address, so brand new homes, recently converted flats and some rural properties can be missing for a while. The whole postcode gives a fair idea in the meantime.
What's the difference between superfast, ultrafast and gigabit?
Superfast is 30 Mbps or more, usually part fibre: fibre to the street cabinet with copper for the last stretch. Ultrafast is 300 Mbps or more, usually full fibre to the home or cable. Gigabit-capable means 1,000 Mbps: full fibre, or cable upgraded to match.
Can 4G or 5G replace home broadband?
It can where a network has a good signal indoors. A 4G or 5G router plugs in like a normal one and runs on a mobile data plan. Look for a network rated good indoors at your address.
My broadband is under 10 Mbps. What can I do?
Everyone in the UK can ask for a decent connection of at least 10 Mbps down and 1 Mbps up under the broadband Universal Service Obligation: ask BT, or KCOM in Hull. Satellite and 4G or 5G home broadband can be quicker to get.
Do you keep my address?
No. We keep what Ofcom says about each postcode so it isn't asked twice, but not who looked. Your last few checks are remembered in your own browser, and you can clear them.