Broadband deals in York
Every deal priced over the whole contract, including the spring price rises, from the providers selling across York. Plus coverage district by district, the networks building in the city, and why the city centre is the hardest place to get full fibre.
Check deals at your York address
- of York homes can get gigabit broadband
- 90.7%of York homes can get gigabit broadbandOfcom, July 2025
- of York homes can get full fibre
- 85.9%of York homes can get full fibreall homes, Ofcom July 2025
- a month: the cheapest deal we’ve checked
- £23a month: the cheapest deal we’ve checkedNOW Broadband, £552 over 24 months
- providers sell across York
- 9providers sell across Yorkplus toob and Fastr
Updated 28 October 2026Editor: Heena ShaikhRankings are never sold. Partner links are labelled Ad. How we make money
The quick answer · 28 October 2026
85.9% of homes in York can get full fibre and 90.7% can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom, July 2025), but the city centre lags at 45.9%. Openreach and CityFibre full fibre cover most of York, with Virgin Media cable in parts of the city, toob on CityFibre, and Fastr Broadband’s own network inside the city walls. The lowest two-year cost we’ve checked from a provider selling across the city is NOW Broadband Full Fibre 75 at £23 a month (£552 over 24 months). Check your exact address before ordering.
Checked 28 October 2026
Best broadband deals in York right now
Lowest 24-month cost
NOW Broadband
Full Fibre 75 · 80 Mbps
£23/month
£552 over 24 months
price can change mid-contract (amount not set) · checked 21 OctNOW Broadband reviewOur review · no commission
Best value 300 Mbps+
NOW Broadband
Full Fibre 300 · 300 Mbps
£28/month
£672 over 24 months
price can change mid-contract (amount not set) · checked 21 OctNOW Broadband reviewOur review · no commission
Cheapest 900 Mbps+
EE
Full Fibre 900 · 900 Mbps
£33.99/month
£929.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 22 OctEE reviewOur review · no commission
Toob home150
Local network: check your address
150 Mbps full fibre · £18 a month · £484 over 24 months
rises £2.00 a month each April · checked 21 Oct
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NOW Broadband Full Fibre 75
80 Mbps full fibre · £23 a month · £552 over 24 months
price can change mid-contract (amount not set) · checked 21 Oct
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NOW Broadband Full Fibre 100
100 Mbps full fibre · £25 a month · £600 over 24 months
price can change mid-contract (amount not set) · checked 21 Oct
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Toob home900
Local network: check your address
900 Mbps full fibre · £23 a month · £604 over 24 months
rises £2.00 a month each April · checked 21 Oct
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NOW Broadband Full Fibre 300
300 Mbps full fibre · £28 a month · £672 over 24 months
price can change mid-contract (amount not set) · checked 21 Oct
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TalkTalk Full Fibre 150
150 Mbps full fibre · £25 a month · £704 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each April · checked 18 Oct
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TalkTalk Full Fibre 65
65 Mbps full fibre · £26 a month · £728 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each April · checked 18 Oct
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Toob home2300
Local network: check your address
2300 Mbps full fibre · £29 a month · £748 over 24 months
rises £2.00 a month each April · checked 21 Oct
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Zen Internet Unlimited Fibre 1
36 Mbps part fibre · £31 a month · £759 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 21 Oct
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EE Full Fibre 100
100 Mbps full fibre · £26.99 a month · £781.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 22 Oct
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BT Fibre 1
50 Mbps part fibre · £28.99 a month · £799.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 21 Oct
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BT Fibre Essential
36 Mbps part fibre · £28.99 a month · £799.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 21 Oct
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Zen Internet Full Fibre 100
105 Mbps full fibre · £33 a month · £807 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 21 Oct
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TalkTalk Full Fibre 500
500 Mbps full fibre · £30 a month · £824 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each April · checked 18 Oct
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EE Full Fibre 300
300 Mbps full fibre · £28.99 a month · £829.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 22 Oct
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BT Full Fibre 300
300 Mbps full fibre · £30.99 a month · £847.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 21 Oct
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BT Fibre 2
74 Mbps part fibre · £30.99 a month · £847.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 21 Oct
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Zen Internet Unlimited Fibre 2
73 Mbps part fibre · £35 a month · £855 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 21 Oct
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Fastr Broadband Fastr 150
Local network: check your address
150 Mbps full fibre · £35.99 a month · £863.76 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 28 Oct
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BT Full Fibre 500
500 Mbps full fibre · £33.99 a month · £919.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 21 Oct
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Zen Internet Full Fibre 500
500 Mbps full fibre · £38 a month · £927 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 21 Oct
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EE Full Fibre 900
900 Mbps full fibre · £33.99 a month · £929.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 22 Oct
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Zen Internet Full Fibre 900
910 Mbps full fibre · £39 a month · £951 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 21 Oct
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BT Full Fibre 900
900 Mbps full fibre · £35.99 a month · £967.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 21 Oct
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TalkTalk Full Fibre 900
900 Mbps full fibre · £36 a month · £968 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each April · checked 18 Oct
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Fastr Broadband Fastr 500
Local network: check your address
500 Mbps full fibre · £43.19 a month · £1036.56 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 28 Oct
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Zen Internet Full Fibre Max
1600 Mbps full fibre · £45 a month · £1095 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 21 Oct
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EE Full Fibre 1.6Gbps
1600 Mbps full fibre · £42.99 a month · £1165.76 over 24 months
rises £4.00 a month each March · checked 22 Oct
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Fastr Broadband Fastr 900
Local network: check your address
900 Mbps full fibre · £59.99 a month · £1439.76 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 28 Oct
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Fastr Broadband Fastr 1800
Local network: check your address
1800 Mbps full fibre · £99.99 a month · £2399.76 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 28 Oct
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Fastr Broadband Fastr 7000
Local network: check your address
7000 Mbps full fibre · £119.99 a month · £2879.76 over 24 months
no mid-contract price rise · checked 28 Oct
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Also selling in York, without a price checked in the last 45 days or a 24-month package list: Sky, Virgin Media, Plusnet, Vodafone. See their current prices on our reviews.
Full-fibre packages need full fibre at your address. Part-fibre (FTTC) speeds fall with distance from the street cabinet. Every UK full fibre provider ranked
Ofcom, July 2025
Full fibre in York: coverage by postcode district
York Whole city90.7% gigabit · 98.3% superfast
1.6% can't get 30 Mbps
YO1 City centre, inside the walls45.9% gigabit · 82.2% superfast
17.8% can't get 30 Mbps
YO10 Fulford, Heslington, University of York87.7% gigabit · 97.8% superfast
2.1% can't get 30 Mbps
YO19 Dunnington, Wheldrake, Escrick61.7% gigabit · 90.5% superfast
9.5% can't get 30 Mbps; 0.5% are below the 10 Mbps legal minimum
YO23 Dringhouses, Bishopthorpe, Copmanthorpe86.9% gigabit · 96% superfast
4% can't get 30 Mbps
YO24 Acomb, Holgate, Woodthorpe97.1% gigabit · 98.8% superfast
1.2% can't get 30 Mbps
YO26 Poppleton, Acomb west, Rufforth82.6% gigabit · 92.3% superfast
7.7% can't get 30 Mbps
YO30 Clifton, Rawcliffe, Skelton77.3% gigabit · 95.1% superfast
4.8% can't get 30 Mbps
YO31 Heworth, Tang Hall, Huntington Road93.6% gigabit · 97.4% superfast
2.6% can't get 30 Mbps
YO32 Haxby, New Earswick, Strensall80.4% gigabit · 94.4% superfast
5.5% can't get 30 Mbps
- Gigabit (full fibre or cable)Superfast (30 Mbps+)
City of York Council area
27%
of York's 90,992 homes use full fibre, though 85.9% could get it (and 90.7% can get gigabit, counting Virgin Media cable). Of the homes that can, 32% have switched.
If your street has full fibre and you are still on an old copper line, you may be paying the same for a much slower service.
First row: Ofcom’s figure for the City of York Council area (90,992 homes). District rows: our average across each district’s residential postcodes. Both from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, published under the Open Government Licence. Gigabit counts full fibre and Virgin Media’s gigabit cable. Area figures are not an address check.
Who builds the cables
Which broadband networks are in York?
Most of the city
OpenreachThe network behind BT, Sky, EE, TalkTalk, Plusnet, Vodafone and NOW, carrying both full fibre and older part-fibre lines. Its fibre checker shows whether full fibre is available, coming or planned at your address.
Source: Openreach fibre checker
Across the city
CityFibreCityFibre said in March 2023 that it was extending its York rollout into Clifton Moor, Fulford, parts of Huntington and the city centre, aiming to reach almost every home and business by the end of 2024. It is wholesale only: Vodafone, TalkTalk, Zen, toob and others sell on it.
Source: CityFibre, 2 March 2023
Gigabit cable
Virgin MediaVirgin Media sells over its own cable network, which Ofcom counts as gigabit-capable. Its postcode checker shows whether your address is covered.
Source: Virgin Media postcode checker
Inside the city wallsFastr BroadbandA York company building its own full fibre network inside the city walls, where coverage is lowest. It says it has connected around 8,000 homes and businesses. Plans have matching upload and download speeds and no in-contract price rises: check your address on its site.
Selling in Yorktoobtoob sells full fibre in York with matching upload and download speeds. Its prices are in the table above, marked as a local network: check your address on its site.
Source: toob: broadband in York
Your situation
Broadband for flats, students, renters and home workers in York
Inside the city walls
In YO1, 17.8% of homes cannot get 30 Mbps (Ofcom, July 2025). Fastr Broadband is building its own full fibre network inside the walls, and CityFibre and Openreach are reaching more of the centre. Check every network with your full address, and ask the building owner or managing agent which ones already serve a converted or listed building.
Broadband inside York’s city walls (YO1)Students
The University of York is at Heslington (YO10), where 87.7% of homes can get gigabit broadband, and York St John is just outside the walls by the Minster. A 24-month contract rarely suits a one-year tenancy: compare 12-month or rolling plans.
Student broadband guideRenting and shared houses
Agree who holds the contract before ordering: the account holder is liable for the whole term. A 12-month or rolling plan suits a short tenancy better than 24 months, even at a slightly higher monthly price. Check the landlord allows a new install if one is needed.
Best rolling monthly broadbandWorking from home
Video calls and cloud uploads depend on upload speed, which varies more between packages than download speed does. Compare the upload figure each provider states for your address, and choose 100 Mbps or more if several people work or study at home.
What broadband speed do I need?
Outages
Is the internet down in York?
- 1
Check your provider’s status page
Links on the right. A known fault in your area means engineers are already on it.
- 2
Restart the router
Switch it off at the wall for a minute. Wait five minutes for the lights to settle.
- 3
Try a cable
Plug a laptop straight into the router. If that works, the problem is Wi-Fi, not the line.
- 4
Check the lights
A red or orange broadband light usually means no signal from the network.
- 5
Report it and note the time
If service is out for more than two full working days after you report it, Ofcom’s automatic compensation scheme pays the providers that have signed up.
Provider help and service status
Working but slow? Run our broadband speed test and see what your result means.
The city-centre gap
Why is broadband worse in York city centre?
Across York, 90.7% of homes can get gigabit broadband. In the city centre (YO1) it is 45.9%, and 17.8% of homes cannot get 30 Mbps (Ofcom, July 2025).
York’s centre is a medieval walled city of listed buildings and narrow streets in a conservation area. Engineers have to plan around historic fabric, conservation rules, archaeology and the tourist season, so every network has been slower to reach it, and many older buildings are split into flats that need the owner’s agreement before they can be wired.
It is the same in every big city we cover. By our analysis of Ofcom’s figures, gigabit coverage in the central district is 48.1% in Sheffield (S1), 59.2% in Leeds (LS1), 62.2% in Liverpool (L1), 66.6% in Manchester (M1), 71.2% in Glasgow (G1), 71.8% in Edinburgh (EH1), 72% in Bristol (BS1), 77.4% in Birmingham (B1). If you live in a city-centre block, ask the managing agent which networks serve the building before you compare deals.
Already with a provider in York?
See what next spring's rise will cost you, and when your contract ends so you can switch without a fee.
York broadband FAQs
Editor: Heena Shaikh
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Prices from providers' own sites
Each with the date we checked it.
Coverage from Ofcom
July 2025 data, the newest published.
Rankings are never sold
Partner deals are labelled Ad. How we make money
Sources and method
- Ofcom Connected Nations 2025: data downloadsResidential postcode coverage (July 2025), averaged by us across each district’s postcodes, plus the local-authority coverage and full-fibre take-up files.
- Ofcom broadband availability checkerWhat can be ordered at one address. Area figures can differ from a single property.
- Openreach fibre checkerWhether Openreach full fibre is available, coming or planned at an address.
- CityFibre: York rollout continues (2 March 2023)CityFibre’s own account of its York network and the providers that sell on it.
- Fastr Broadband: full fibre in York city centreFastr’s own figure of around 8,000 homes and businesses connected, and why the centre is hard to build in, read 28 October 2026.
- toob: broadband in Yorktoob’s own York page and prices, read 28 October 2026.
- Virgin Media postcode checkerWhether Virgin Media’s cable reaches an address.