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UK broadband answers

Each answer names the cheapest plan for one question, with the provider's own page linked and the day it was read.

Questions

  • What is the cheapest broadband of 100 Mbps or more in the UK?
    The cheapest plan of 100 Mbps or better we have priced in the UK is Hyperoptic 150Mb at £16.50 a month averaged over its 24-month contract (advertised at £15.00, selected locations only), worked out from the price and the rises that provider publishes on its own page, read on 2026-11-14.
  • What is the cheapest broadband of 300 Mbps or more in the UK?
    The cheapest plan of 300 Mbps or better we have priced in the UK is Hyperoptic 500Mb at £18.38 a month averaged over its 24-month contract (advertised at £15.00, selected locations only), worked out from the price and the rises that provider publishes on its own page, read on 2026-11-14.
  • What is the cheapest 500 Mbps broadband in the UK?
    The cheapest plan of 500 Mbps or better we have priced in the UK is Hyperoptic 500Mb at £18.38 a month averaged over its 24-month contract (advertised at £15.00, selected locations only), worked out from the price and the rises that provider publishes on its own page, read on 2026-11-14.
  • What is the cheapest gigabit broadband in the UK?
    The cheapest plan of 900 Mbps or better we have priced in the UK is Hyperoptic 1Gb at £19.50 a month averaged over its 24-month contract (advertised at £15.00, selected locations only), worked out from the price and the rises that provider publishes on its own page, read on 2026-11-14.
  • What is the cheapest full fibre broadband in the UK?
    The cheapest full fibre plan we have priced in the UK is Hyperoptic 150Mb at £16.50 a month averaged over its 24-month contract (advertised at £15.00, selected locations only), worked out from the price and the rises that provider publishes on its own page, read on 2026-11-14.
  • Which UK broadband providers promise no price rises during the contract?
    8 of the 40 providers we have priced promise their price will not rise, in the words of their own pages: Truespeed, YouFibre, Pine Media, WightFibre, Connect Fibre, 1p Broadband, Freeola and Exascale; the cheapest of those plans is Truespeed 150, 24 months at £20.00 a month over its 24-month contract, with no rise published (selected locations on its own network), read on 2026-11-14.
  • Why does my UK broadband price go up during my contract?
    UK providers write price rises into the contract and, since 17 January 2025, must state them in pounds and pence rather than as an inflation-linked formula (Ofcom); of the 136 plans we have priced, 54 publish at least one, and the largest gap is Highland Broadband Ultimate 5000, 24 months, advertised at £49.99 and averaging £56.49 a month over 24 months, read from its own page on 2026-11-14.
  • Which UK broadband providers offer a social tariff, and how much do they cost?
    16 broadband social tariffs from 11 UK providers are priced here, each read from the provider's own page on 2026-11-06: the cheapest is Virgin Media Essential Broadband at £12.50 a month (15/2 Mbps (average download speed), rolling 30-day contract), for households on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and Income Support and other named benefits.
  • Which providers sell satellite broadband to UK homes, and what does it cost?
    4 satellite broadband plans from Freedomsat and Starlink are priced here for UK homes, and the cheapest is Freedomsat Unlimited GB at £39.00 a month over its 12-month contract, with no rise published, read from Freedomsat's own page on 2026-11-14.
  • What is the cheapest satellite broadband in the UK?
    The cheapest satellite broadband plan we have priced in the UK is Freedomsat Unlimited GB at £39.00 a month over its 12-month contract, with no rise published, read from Freedomsat's own page on 2026-11-14; the cheapest from Starlink is Starlink Residential - 100 Mbps at £40.00 a month, selected locations only.

By monthly price

Under £25 a month100 Mbps or better under £25300 Mbps or better under £25500 Mbps or better under £25900 Mbps or better under £25Under £30 a month100 Mbps or better under £30300 Mbps or better under £30500 Mbps or better under £30900 Mbps or better under £30Under £35 a month100 Mbps or better under £35300 Mbps or better under £35500 Mbps or better under £35900 Mbps or better under £35Under £40 a month100 Mbps or better under £40300 Mbps or better under £40500 Mbps or better under £40900 Mbps or better under £40

By contract length

12-month contracts100 Mbps or better, 12 months300 Mbps or better, 12 months500 Mbps or better, 12 months900 Mbps or better, 12 months18-month contracts100 Mbps or better, 18 months300 Mbps or better, 18 months500 Mbps or better, 18 months900 Mbps or better, 18 months24-month contracts100 Mbps or better, 24 months300 Mbps or better, 24 months500 Mbps or better, 24 months900 Mbps or better, 24 months

No mid-contract price rise, by speed

No rise, 100 Mbps or betterNo rise, 300 Mbps or betterNo rise, 500 Mbps or betterNo rise, 900 Mbps or better

Nothing to pay upfront

Nothing to pay upfrontNothing upfront, 100 Mbps or betterNothing upfront, 300 Mbps or betterNothing upfront, 500 Mbps or betterNothing upfront, 900 Mbps or better

Each provider's plans

BTEEPlusnetVirgin MediaVodafoneTalkTalkNOW BroadbandUtility WarehouseKCOMtoobOgiGoFibreZzoommFibrelyWightFibreConnect FibreB4RNHey! BroadbandThreeHyperopticFreeolaAndrews & ArnoldDirect Save TelecomCommunity FibreYouFibreGigaclearTrooliLilaConnectSquirrelExascaleTruespeedWessex InternetHighland BroadbandG.NetworkAquiss1p BroadbandPine MediaOctaplusB4SHGigabit IQStarlinkFreedomsat

A provider's plans by speed

BT at 100 Mbps or betterBT at 300 Mbps or betterBT at 500 Mbps or betterEE at 300 Mbps or betterEE at 500 Mbps or betterVirgin Media at 100 Mbps or betterVirgin Media at 300 Mbps or betterVirgin Media at 500 Mbps or betterNOW Broadband at 100 Mbps or betterUtility Warehouse at 300 Mbps or betterOgi at 300 Mbps or betterGoFibre at 300 Mbps or betterGoFibre at 500 Mbps or betterZzoomm at 300 Mbps or betterZzoomm at 900 Mbps or betterWightFibre at 300 Mbps or betterWightFibre at 500 Mbps or betterHyperoptic at 300 Mbps or betterFreeola at 300 Mbps or betterCommunity Fibre at 300 Mbps or betterCommunity Fibre at 500 Mbps or betterYouFibre at 300 Mbps or betterGigaclear at 500 Mbps or betterLilaConnect at 300 Mbps or betterLilaConnect at 900 Mbps or betterTruespeed at 300 Mbps or betterTruespeed at 500 Mbps or betterTruespeed at 900 Mbps or betterWessex Internet at 300 Mbps or betterHighland Broadband at 300 Mbps or betterHighland Broadband at 900 Mbps or betterAquiss at 100 Mbps or better1p Broadband at 100 Mbps or better1p Broadband at 300 Mbps or betterPine Media at 300 Mbps or betterPine Media at 900 Mbps or betterOctaplus at 300 Mbps or betterOctaplus at 900 Mbps or better

Provider against provider

BT vs EEBT vs VodafoneBT vs NOW BroadbandBT vs Utility WarehouseBT vs GoFibreBT vs ZzoommBT vs Hey! BroadbandBT vs ThreeBT vs Direct Save TelecomBT vs YouFibreBT vs GigaclearBT vs LilaConnectBT vs ExascaleBT vs AquissBT vs 1p BroadbandBT vs Gigabit IQEE vs VodafoneEE vs NOW BroadbandEE vs Utility WarehouseEE vs GoFibreEE vs ZzoommEE vs Hey! BroadbandEE vs ThreeEE vs Direct Save TelecomEE vs YouFibreEE vs GigaclearEE vs LilaConnectEE vs ExascaleEE vs AquissEE vs 1p BroadbandEE vs Gigabit IQVodafone vs NOW BroadbandVodafone vs Utility WarehouseVodafone vs GoFibreVodafone vs ZzoommVodafone vs Hey! BroadbandVodafone vs ThreeVodafone vs Direct Save TelecomVodafone vs YouFibreVodafone vs GigaclearVodafone vs LilaConnectVodafone vs ExascaleVodafone vs AquissVodafone vs 1p BroadbandVodafone vs Gigabit IQNOW Broadband vs Utility WarehouseNOW Broadband vs GoFibreNOW Broadband vs ZzoommNOW Broadband vs Hey! BroadbandNOW Broadband vs ThreeNOW Broadband vs Direct Save TelecomNOW Broadband vs YouFibreNOW Broadband vs GigaclearNOW Broadband vs LilaConnectNOW Broadband vs ExascaleNOW Broadband vs AquissNOW Broadband vs 1p BroadbandNOW Broadband vs Gigabit IQUtility Warehouse vs GoFibreUtility Warehouse vs ZzoommUtility Warehouse vs Hey! BroadbandUtility Warehouse vs ThreeUtility Warehouse vs Direct Save TelecomUtility Warehouse vs YouFibreUtility Warehouse vs GigaclearUtility Warehouse vs LilaConnectUtility Warehouse vs ExascaleUtility Warehouse vs AquissUtility Warehouse vs 1p BroadbandUtility Warehouse vs Gigabit IQGoFibre vs ZzoommGoFibre vs Hey! BroadbandGoFibre vs ThreeGoFibre vs Direct Save TelecomGoFibre vs YouFibreGoFibre vs GigaclearGoFibre vs LilaConnectGoFibre vs ExascaleGoFibre vs AquissGoFibre vs 1p BroadbandGoFibre vs Gigabit IQZzoomm vs Hey! BroadbandZzoomm vs ThreeZzoomm vs Direct Save TelecomZzoomm vs YouFibreZzoomm vs GigaclearZzoomm vs LilaConnectZzoomm vs ExascaleZzoomm vs AquissZzoomm vs 1p BroadbandZzoomm vs Gigabit IQHey! Broadband vs ThreeHey! Broadband vs Direct Save TelecomHey! Broadband vs YouFibreHey! Broadband vs GigaclearHey! Broadband vs LilaConnectHey! Broadband vs ExascaleHey! Broadband vs AquissHey! Broadband vs 1p BroadbandHey! Broadband vs Gigabit IQThree vs Direct Save TelecomThree vs YouFibreThree vs GigaclearThree vs LilaConnectThree vs ExascaleThree vs AquissThree vs 1p BroadbandThree vs Gigabit IQDirect Save Telecom vs YouFibreDirect Save Telecom vs GigaclearDirect Save Telecom vs LilaConnectDirect Save Telecom vs ExascaleDirect Save Telecom vs AquissDirect Save Telecom vs 1p BroadbandDirect Save Telecom vs Gigabit IQCommunity Fibre vs G.NetworkYouFibre vs GigaclearYouFibre vs LilaConnectYouFibre vs ExascaleYouFibre vs AquissYouFibre vs 1p BroadbandYouFibre vs Gigabit IQGigaclear vs LilaConnectGigaclear vs ExascaleGigaclear vs AquissGigaclear vs 1p BroadbandGigaclear vs Gigabit IQLilaConnect vs ExascaleLilaConnect vs AquissLilaConnect vs 1p BroadbandLilaConnect vs Gigabit IQExascale vs AquissExascale vs 1p BroadbandExascale vs Gigabit IQAquiss vs 1p BroadbandAquiss vs Gigabit IQ1p Broadband vs Gigabit IQ

Social tariffs by provider

Virgin Media social tariffHyperoptic social tariffKCOM social tariffSky social tariff