Virgin Media Internet and Services

Virgin Media 
Virgin Media is a large provider in The United Kingdom. We have seen speeds as high as 5284.34 Mbps from Virgin Media's coverage area, and most of their users see real-world speeds in the range of 45.68 to 183.03 Mbps. Virgin Media is available in several large cities, including Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Manchester. In these cities, its fastest speeds range from 36.7 to 162.8 Mbps. Of the smaller cities Virgin Media serves, such as Ringway, Frankley, Hexton, Birkin, and Addington, maximum speeds vary from 4.31 to 110.51 Mbps, and most of their customers obtain speeds between 44.71 and 110.51 Mbps.
Virgin Media's Rankings Across The United Kingdom: Large Providers in 2020
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Fastest Speed
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Most Tested
Virgin Media Speeds Over Time
Virgin Media's Fastest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom
Position | City | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range | Median Speed |
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1 | Bardney | 383.47 Mbps | 359.39—373.89 Mbps | 366.72 Mbps |
2 | Binfield | 530.05 Mbps | 295.44—372.31 Mbps | 342.55 Mbps |
3 | Steventon | 381.49 Mbps | 304.13—370.6 Mbps | 318.79 Mbps |
4 | Saltburn, Marske and New Marske | 424.31 Mbps | 274.88—363.75 Mbps | 298.26 Mbps |
5 | Luton | 701.59 Mbps | 247.65—316.42 Mbps | 273.97 Mbps |
Virgin Media's Slowest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom
Position | City | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range | Median Speed |
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1 | Bourton | 9.43 Mbps | 0.96—5.03 Mbps | 1 Mbps |
2 | Shinfield | 24.45 Mbps | 0.74—4.67 Mbps | 1.02 Mbps |
3 | Crymych | 55.74 Mbps | 0.83—8 Mbps | 1.21 Mbps |
4 | Keresley | 110.7 Mbps | 1.86—16.92 Mbps | 1.99 Mbps |
5 | Healey | 449.08 Mbps | 1.7—8.72 Mbps | 2.37 Mbps |
Virgin Media Growth and Performance History: Towns and Cities
Virgin Media in Regions and Counties
Virgin Media Speed Test Results
We analysed users testing Virgin Media multiple times, each test starting no more than 30 minutes after the previous speed test. On average, Virgin Media customers ran 4 speed tests per session. Looking at download speeds, if the download speed of a Virgin Media user's final test is 10% faster than their starting download speed, we count that as a succesful and faster speed test result. We count an unsuccessful, slower result if the final result is 10% slower than the starting result; we'd consider this a customer Virgin Media should speak to as soon as possible. For speed tests that don't vary by that much, we consider the final result to be the same. For Virgin Media's customer base, of the speed tests we measured, 46.68% were fast, 26.3% slow, and 27.02% broadly the same.
Most Recent Tests
Town / City | Start Time | # Tests | Duration | Start Speed | End Speed | Status |
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Sunderland, Sunderland | 17 Jan 2021 23:27:20 | 3 | 9 mins | 3.88 Mbps | 1.54 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Ballynagard, Derry City and Strabane | 17 Jan 2021 23:07:24 | 4 | 24 mins | 26.52 Mbps | 42.3 Mbps | Improved |
Bangor, Ards and North Down | 17 Jan 2021 23:08:19 | 2 | 30 secs | 10.29 Mbps | 9.41 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Giffnock, East Renfrewshire | 17 Jan 2021 23:02:45 | 2 | 29 secs | 91.77 Mbps | 91.5 Mbps | |
Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees | 17 Jan 2021 22:57:39 | 2 | 54 secs | 5.56 Mbps | 4.84 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Cadzow, South Lanarkshire | 17 Jan 2021 22:50:24 | 2 | 4 mins | 164.91 Mbps | 151.63 Mbps | |
Brighton, Brighton and Hove | 17 Jan 2021 22:21:03 | 3 | 27 mins | 0.96 Mbps | 10.63 Mbps | Improved |
Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire | 17 Jan 2021 22:26:32 | 2 | 15 mins | 278.23 Mbps | 359.21 Mbps | Improved |
Northampton, Northamptonshire | 17 Jan 2021 22:40:09 | 2 | 109 secs | 0.55 Mbps | 0.06 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Lambeth, London | 17 Jan 2021 22:33:32 | 2 | 6 mins | 16.66 Mbps | 36.03 Mbps | Improved |
Leslie, Fife | 17 Jan 2021 22:30:23 | 2 | 27 secs | 16.82 Mbps | 10.67 Mbps | Needs help |
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire | 17 Jan 2021 22:13:50 | 2 | 14 mins | 50.01 Mbps | 75.37 Mbps | Improved |
Wellington, Telford and Wrekin | 17 Jan 2021 22:21:28 | 2 | 52 secs | 5.44 Mbps | 5.89 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Gorgie, Edinburgh | 17 Jan 2021 21:42:05 | 2 | 25 mins | 100.05 Mbps | 109.29 Mbps | |
Larkfield, Inverclyde | 17 Jan 2021 22:05:54 | 2 | 39 secs | 11.57 Mbps | 7.53 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Northampton, Northamptonshire | 17 Jan 2021 21:39:53 | 3 | 11 mins | 5.89 Mbps | 54.84 Mbps | Improved |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne | 17 Jan 2021 21:38:18 | 2 | 2 mins | 6.6 Mbps | 25.27 Mbps | Improved |
Southwark, London | 17 Jan 2021 21:33:11 | 2 | 2 mins | 0.06 Mbps | 0 Mbps | Needs help, very slow |
Hounslow, London | 17 Jan 2021 21:09:43 | 2 | 22 mins | 44.58 Mbps | 11 Mbps | Needs help |
Derby, Derby | 17 Jan 2021 21:18:03 | 2 | 2 mins | 17.62 Mbps | 42.97 Mbps | Improved |
Virgin Media in Large Towns and Cities
Position | City | Max Speed | Typical Speed Range |
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1 | Bradford | 901.94 Mbps | 43.89—194.07 Mbps |
2 | Liverpool | 787.49 Mbps | 41.02—161.62 Mbps |
3 | Edinburgh | 652.15 Mbps | 42.77—176.7 Mbps |
4 | Bristol | 651.32 Mbps | 36.52—118.51 Mbps |
5 | Barnet | 925.86 Mbps | 53.47—135.35 Mbps |
6 | Croydon | 868.01 Mbps | 47.04—188.97 Mbps |
7 | Coventry | 909.06 Mbps | 35.69—109.84 Mbps |
8 | Leicester | 855.66 Mbps | 37.88—116.53 Mbps |
9 | Forest Gate | 772.45 Mbps | 32.64—110.81 Mbps |
10 | Wakefield | 538.38 Mbps | 37.13—133.89 Mbps |
11 | Ealing | 548.36 Mbps | 92.17—217.81 Mbps |
12 | Cheshire West and Chester | 606.64 Mbps | 32.89—107.64 Mbps |
13 | Enfield Town | 897.04 Mbps | 46.2—205.45 Mbps |
14 | Bromley | 925.91 Mbps | 38.86—158.42 Mbps |
15 | Nottingham | 832.35 Mbps | 35.06—111.04 Mbps |
16 | Brent | 909.05 Mbps | 45.78—157.18 Mbps |
17 | Sandwell | 893.44 Mbps | 39.76—150.53 Mbps |
18 | Wandsworth | 635.38 Mbps | 38.68—114.6 Mbps |
19 | Wigan | 645.41 Mbps | 34.49—120.76 Mbps |
20 | Lambeth | 881.84 Mbps | 51.07—204.18 Mbps |
21 | Wirral | 636.45 Mbps | 41.01—164 Mbps |
22 | Dudley | 929.11 Mbps | 37.7—119.79 Mbps |
23 | Tower Hamlets | 549.87 Mbps | 45.12—210.23 Mbps |
24 | Southwark | 674.52 Mbps | 45.75—163.78 Mbps |
25 | Doncaster | 670.93 Mbps | 45.21—199.07 Mbps |
26 | Hillingdon | 928.19 Mbps | 50.64—193.41 Mbps |
27 | Redbridge | 784.12 Mbps | 42.14—159.51 Mbps |
28 | Lewisham | 901.76 Mbps | 52.84—199.39 Mbps |
29 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 538.46 Mbps | 38.68—132.27 Mbps |
30 | Stockport | 932.13 Mbps | 48.9—197.13 Mbps |
31 | Brighton | 653.76 Mbps | 43.92—193.51 Mbps |
32 | Greenwich | 908.09 Mbps | 48.01—188.6 Mbps |
33 | Bolton | 823.79 Mbps | 46.59—187.92 Mbps |
34 | Walsall | 931.97 Mbps | 38.03—169.89 Mbps |
35 | Hackney | 547.58 Mbps | 55.73—191.74 Mbps |
36 | Gillingham | 547.98 Mbps | 45.31—202.99 Mbps |
37 | Sunderland | 643.89 Mbps | 43.17—198.34 Mbps |
38 | Waltham Forest | 929.39 Mbps | 42.37—170.32 Mbps |
39 | Belfast | 656.99 Mbps | 53.82—201.25 Mbps |
40 | Hounslow | 908.97 Mbps | 50.31—193.35 Mbps |
41 | Haringey | 922.91 Mbps | 65.05—211.37 Mbps |
42 | Rotherham | 558.89 Mbps | 43.58—186.61 Mbps |
43 | Plymouth | 603.31 Mbps | 44.91—176.74 Mbps |
44 | Camden | 671.08 Mbps | 66.64—216.88 Mbps |
45 | Wolverhampton | 934.9 Mbps | 36.4—110.45 Mbps |
46 | Romford | 933.39 Mbps | 47.06—210.3 Mbps |
47 | Derby | 638.63 Mbps | 36.46—124.08 Mbps |
48 | Stoke-on-Trent | 544.95 Mbps | 48.84—189.72 Mbps |
49 | London | 5284.34 Mbps | 59.99—214.75 Mbps |
50 | Salford | 824.03 Mbps | 37.71—110.32 Mbps |
51 | Southampton | 931.07 Mbps | 36.69—111.54 Mbps |
52 | Harrow | 927.42 Mbps | 48.63—179.73 Mbps |
53 | Bexley | 931.43 Mbps | 55.99—184.69 Mbps |
54 | Barnsley | 650.32 Mbps | 57.82—215.25 Mbps |
55 | Islington | 902.39 Mbps | 53.15—193.96 Mbps |
56 | Trafford | 933.55 Mbps | 43.18—168.36 Mbps |
57 | Oldham | 545.2 Mbps | 38.16—125.36 Mbps |
58 | Northampton | 2585.56 Mbps | 35.98—124.94 Mbps |
59 | Rochdale | 540.83 Mbps | 38.51—123.17 Mbps |
60 | Portsmouth | 887.8 Mbps | 50.86—169.44 Mbps |
61 | Solihull | 918.9 Mbps | 29.07—107.37 Mbps |
62 | Luton | 701.59 Mbps | 247.65—316.42 Mbps |
63 | Dagenham | 929.97 Mbps | 38.81—131.5 Mbps |
64 | York | 473.08 Mbps | 34.08—110.47 Mbps |
65 | Warrington | 757.13 Mbps | 57.33—209.37 Mbps |
66 | Mitcham | 550.26 Mbps | 54.52—207.86 Mbps |
67 | Sutton | 723.24 Mbps | 47.44—157.72 Mbps |
68 | Gateshead | 536.26 Mbps | 25.61—104.88 Mbps |
69 | Peterborough | 549.71 Mbps | 40.16—141.98 Mbps |
70 | Stockton-on-Tees | 567.19 Mbps | 42.49—176.99 Mbps |
71 | Richmond | 913.52 Mbps | 84.85—216.97 Mbps |
72 | Aberdeen | 421.03 Mbps | 89.75—104.32 Mbps |
73 | Colchester | 618.1 Mbps | 67.01—212.14 Mbps |
74 | Bath | 546.54 Mbps | 33.53—108.17 Mbps |
75 | Bury | 541.27 Mbps | 34.3—104.94 Mbps |
76 | Basildon | 789.45 Mbps | 66.67—206.82 Mbps |
77 | Hammersmith | 930.28 Mbps | 104.91—272.12 Mbps |
78 | Southend-on-Sea | 2786.35 Mbps | 53.28—215.02 Mbps |
79 | Chelmsford | 546.24 Mbps | 52.73—189.57 Mbps |
80 | Basingstoke | 897.94 Mbps | 42.51—175.3 Mbps |
81 | Kingston upon Thames | 904.7 Mbps | 49.21—212.82 Mbps |
82 | High Wycombe | 799.61 Mbps | 16.78—79.97 Mbps |
83 | Bedford | 548.39 Mbps | 72.44—210.9 Mbps |
84 | Maidstone | 550.73 Mbps | 44.17—209.08 Mbps |
85 | Bournemouth | 547.95 Mbps | 51.55—204 Mbps |
86 | Reading | 937.07 Mbps | 70.85—301.85 Mbps |
87 | Harrogate | 545.99 Mbps | 45—133.35 Mbps |
88 | Kensington | 611.36 Mbps | 92.24—217.87 Mbps |
89 | Oxford | 547.24 Mbps | 42.12—181.72 Mbps |
90 | Maidenhead | 547.21 Mbps | 110.47—336.47 Mbps |
91 | Poole | 654.54 Mbps | 49—195.91 Mbps |
92 | Slough | 549.59 Mbps | 42.96—165.05 Mbps |
93 | Huddersfield | 545.81 Mbps | 37.34—111.33 Mbps |
94 | Blackburn | 537.02 Mbps | 39.11—135.67 Mbps |
95 | Guildford | 933.36 Mbps | 58.06—170.5 Mbps |
96 | Reigate | 547.81 Mbps | 81.5—208.32 Mbps |
97 | Dundee | 538.02 Mbps | 42.84—154.73 Mbps |
98 | St Albans | 659.19 Mbps | 49.08—111.05 Mbps |
99 | Lancaster | 535.61 Mbps | 53.76—228.89 Mbps |
100 | Horsham | 365.34 Mbps | 14.16—79.13 Mbps |
Frequently Asked Questions about Virgin Media
The fastest speed we've seen for Virgin Media is 5284.34 Mbps, and most people see download speeds in the range of 45.68—183.03 Mbps.
We have recorded Virgin Media speed tests in over 100 towns and cities, including Bradford, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Barnet.
Virgin Media is ranked as the 2nd fastest provider in The United Kingdom.
In The United Kingdom, Virgin Media is the 1st most popular broadband provider.