Virgin Media Broadband Internet and Services

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Virgin Media Broadband is a large internet provider in The United Kingdom. We have seen broadband speeds as high as 5284.34 Mbps from Virgin Media's coverage area, and most of their users see real-world internet speeds in the range of 50.38 to 203.81 Mbps. Virgin Media Broadband is available in several large cities, including Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Manchester. In these cities, its fastest broadband speeds range from 36 to 208.12 Mbps. Of the smaller cities Virgin Media Broadband serves, such as Ringway, Baulking, Frankley, Hexton, and Birkin, maximum internet speeds vary from 2.92 to 163.2 Mbps, and most of their customers obtain speeds between 136.26 and 163.2 Mbps.

Virgin Media's Rankings Across The United Kingdom: Large Broadband Providers in 2020

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Fastest Speed

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Best Speed Range

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Virgin Media Broadband Deals, Plans & Offers

Name	Speed	Price
M50 Fibre Broadband	54 Mbps Average	£38.00/mo	Get Deal
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M100 Fibre Broadband	108 Mbps Average	£44.00/mo	Get Deal
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M200 Fibre Broadband	213 Mbps Average	£50.00/mo	Get Deal
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M350 Fibre Broadband	362 Mbps Average	£56.00/mo	Get Deal
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M500 Fibre Broadband	516 Mbps Average	£62.00/mo	Get Deal
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Gig1 Fibre Broadband	1130 Mbps Average	£62.00/mo	Get Deal
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Virgin Media Broadband Speeds Over Time

We class broadband speed distributions as follows: very slow under 10 Mbps; slow 10-30 Mbps; adequate 30-60 Mbps; good 60-80 Mbps; fast 80-300 Mbps; very fast over 300 Mbps.

Virgin Media's Fastest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range	Median Speed
1	Bayston Hill	606.29 Mbps	188.83—588.89 Mbps	489.36 Mbps
2	Higham Ferrers	892.06 Mbps	207.48—518.64 Mbps	482.51 Mbps
3	Little Chalfont	639.77 Mbps	214.12—597.07 Mbps	416.74 Mbps
4	Binfield	932.77 Mbps	329.07—371.17 Mbps	346.67 Mbps
5	Colinton	643.1 Mbps	284.3—368.65 Mbps	345.05 Mbps

Virgin Media's Slowest Towns and Cities in The United Kingdom

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range	Median Speed
1	South Brent	404.45 Mbps	0.61—372.4 Mbps	0.82 Mbps
2	Bletchley and Fenny Stratford	280.01 Mbps	0.8—1.03 Mbps	0.93 Mbps
3	Uckfield	392.14 Mbps	0.99—6.59 Mbps	1 Mbps
4	Thame	74.92 Mbps	1.01—5.29 Mbps	1.03 Mbps
5	Bourton	44.86 Mbps	0.98—5.25 Mbps	1.37 Mbps

Virgin Media Broadband Speed Distribution

	Percentage of Speed Tests in Speed Range
Internet Speed Range	Virgin Media	United Kingdom
Very Slow: under 10 Mbps	15.13%	28.66%
Slow: 10-30 Mbps	16.30%	26.52%
Adequate: 30-60 Mbps	15.15%	20.91%
Good: 60-80 Mbps	6.90%	8.46%
Fast: 80-300 Mbps	39.61%	13.12%
Very Fast: over 300 Mbps	6.91%	2.33%

Virgin Media Growth and Broadband Performance History: Towns and Cities

Virgin Media Broadband in Regions and Counties

Virgin Media in Large Towns and Cities

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range
1	Bradford	946.05 Mbps	55.8—210.05 Mbps
2	Liverpool	870.54 Mbps	50.36—194.3 Mbps
3	Edinburgh	705.74 Mbps	61.87—211.38 Mbps
4	Bristol	939.67 Mbps	48.11—184.99 Mbps
5	Barnet	2779.64 Mbps	66.89—208.03 Mbps
6	Croydon	938.14 Mbps	65.26—215.44 Mbps
7	Coventry	935.24 Mbps	49.57—154.43 Mbps
8	Leicester	916.85 Mbps	46.14—153.21 Mbps
9	Forest Gate	937.02 Mbps	40.73—146.22 Mbps
10	Wakefield	920.9 Mbps	67.06—186.65 Mbps
11	Ealing	940.14 Mbps	93.66—218.72 Mbps
12	Cheshire West and Chester	645.03 Mbps	54.22—138.84 Mbps
13	Enfield Town	936.87 Mbps	61.65—214.52 Mbps
14	Bromley	938.79 Mbps	55.02—200.08 Mbps
15	Nottingham	934.56 Mbps	24.42—53.19 Mbps
16	Brent	939.03 Mbps	53.08—157.11 Mbps
17	Sandwell	934.67 Mbps	48.37—204.14 Mbps
18	Wandsworth	940.11 Mbps	55.92—197.75 Mbps
19	Wigan	931.89 Mbps	50.05—178.95 Mbps
20	Lambeth	936.94 Mbps	71.78—214.11 Mbps
21	Wirral	684.9 Mbps	52.91—195.92 Mbps
22	Dudley	933.47 Mbps	43.43—165.16 Mbps
23	Tower Hamlets	936.54 Mbps	40.55—208.2 Mbps
24	Southwark	937.19 Mbps	53.02—208.21 Mbps
25	Doncaster	749.6 Mbps	57.22—216.37 Mbps
26	Hillingdon	945.28 Mbps	56.25—208.92 Mbps
27	Redbridge	2368.75 Mbps	54.43—213.32 Mbps
28	Lewisham	939.53 Mbps	58.1—206.83 Mbps
29	Newcastle upon Tyne	932.29 Mbps	52.86—196.89 Mbps
30	Stockport	935.9 Mbps	66.54—209.12 Mbps
31	Brighton	929.94 Mbps	53.59—212.34 Mbps
32	Greenwich	932.26 Mbps	49.59—213.76 Mbps
33	Bolton	838.12 Mbps	63.58—212.29 Mbps
34	Walsall	934.62 Mbps	49.43—208.61 Mbps
35	Hackney	930.5 Mbps	56.77—216.08 Mbps
36	Gillingham	908.53 Mbps	63.23—216.3 Mbps
37	Sunderland	844.3 Mbps	53.48—210.31 Mbps
38	Waltham Forest	938.03 Mbps	51.39—204.29 Mbps
39	Belfast	897.55 Mbps	55.97—213.67 Mbps
40	Hounslow	940.26 Mbps	68.89—215.6 Mbps
41	Haringey	936.58 Mbps	66.22—213.55 Mbps
42	Rotherham	918.05 Mbps	54.94—202.99 Mbps
43	Plymouth	657.95 Mbps	61.68—212.54 Mbps
44	Camden	937.9 Mbps	85.29—276.98 Mbps
45	Wolverhampton	935.55 Mbps	46.18—184.44 Mbps
46	Romford	937.1 Mbps	51.58—210.55 Mbps
47	Derby	864.85 Mbps	47.83—200.27 Mbps
48	Stoke-on-Trent	880.65 Mbps	56.51—211.78 Mbps
49	London	5284.34 Mbps	53.66—216.1 Mbps
50	Salford	931.68 Mbps	46.76—148.9 Mbps
51	Southampton	937.41 Mbps	49.79—207.79 Mbps
52	Harrow	939.68 Mbps	63.27—214.84 Mbps
53	Bexley	937.39 Mbps	62.33—210.36 Mbps
54	Barnsley	913.48 Mbps	60.04—215.63 Mbps
55	Islington	936.52 Mbps	59.46—205.34 Mbps
56	Trafford	936.89 Mbps	49.77—175.75 Mbps
57	Oldham	913.05 Mbps	57.98—203.55 Mbps
58	Northampton	936.29 Mbps	55.39—203.26 Mbps
59	Rochdale	655.87 Mbps	54.5—206.06 Mbps
60	Portsmouth	932.64 Mbps	54.29—207.94 Mbps
61	Solihull	934.37 Mbps	48.02—162.78 Mbps
62	Luton	565.52 Mbps	31.24—312.9 Mbps
63	Dagenham	938.17 Mbps	53.46—198.43 Mbps
64	York	931.52 Mbps	33.89—110.77 Mbps
65	Warrington	764.08 Mbps	78.88—276.57 Mbps
66	Mitcham	938.63 Mbps	61.48—210.9 Mbps
67	Sutton	937.9 Mbps	62.13—206.99 Mbps
68	Gateshead	880.27 Mbps	42.89—121.22 Mbps
69	Peterborough	659.66 Mbps	45.58—205.22 Mbps
70	Stockton-on-Tees	936.65 Mbps	51.16—193.45 Mbps
71	Richmond	938.88 Mbps	82.56—260.75 Mbps
72	Aberdeen	637.89 Mbps	0—269.3 Mbps
73	Colchester	653.89 Mbps	61.54—209.93 Mbps
74	Bath	657.33 Mbps	34.6—119.29 Mbps
75	Bury	902.49 Mbps	75.25—141.62 Mbps
76	Basildon	884.21 Mbps	74.32—240.21 Mbps
77	Hammersmith	939.79 Mbps	103.04—300.51 Mbps
78	Southend-on-Sea	2786.35 Mbps	64.09—250.59 Mbps
79	Chelmsford	657.4 Mbps	77.92—216.49 Mbps
80	Basingstoke	937.45 Mbps	65.9—219.96 Mbps
81	Kingston upon Thames	939.64 Mbps	75.1—256.85 Mbps
82	High Wycombe	939.3 Mbps	248.7—349.96 Mbps
83	Bedford	540.87 Mbps	32.16—110.62 Mbps
84	Maidstone	659.6 Mbps	57.53—214.66 Mbps
85	Canterbury	1.8 Mbps	0—1.19 Mbps
86	Bournemouth	936.3 Mbps	69.28—214.95 Mbps
87	Reading	939.2 Mbps	62.37—230.45 Mbps
88	Harrogate	653.27 Mbps	54.41—205.37 Mbps
89	Kensington	1294.05 Mbps	95.23—286.18 Mbps
90	Oxford	934.44 Mbps	56.34—208.42 Mbps
91	Maidenhead	658.02 Mbps	99.46—345.63 Mbps
92	Poole	658.55 Mbps	57.52—187.39 Mbps
93	Slough	658.91 Mbps	59.73—212.58 Mbps
94	Huddersfield	929.25 Mbps	47.24—160.07 Mbps
95	Blackburn	926.9 Mbps	40.16—110.58 Mbps
96	Guildford	1025.61 Mbps	60.3—209.1 Mbps
97	Reigate	617.26 Mbps	102.86—307.89 Mbps
98	Dundee	935.36 Mbps	58.06—204.56 Mbps
99	St Albans	659.22 Mbps	53.31—130.6 Mbps
100	Lancaster	620.86 Mbps	44.1—198.12 Mbps

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Frequently Asked Questions about Virgin Media Broadband

How fast are Virgin Media's broadband download speeds?

The fastest internet speed we've seen for Virgin Media is 5284.34 Mbps, and most people see broadband download speeds in the range of 50.38—203.81 Mbps.

Where is Virgin Media Broadband Available?

We have recorded Virgin Media Broadband internet speed tests in over 100 towns and cities, including Bradford, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Barnet.

How do Virgin Media's speeds compare to other internet providers?

Virgin Media Broadband is ranked as the 2nd fastest internet provider in The United Kingdom.

How many people use Virgin Media as their ISP?

In The United Kingdom, Virgin Media Broadband is the 1st most popular broadband provider.

Last updated: 17 Sep 2021