Virgin Media Internet and Services

Virgin Media

Virgin Media is a large provider in The United Kingdom. We have seen speeds as high as 938.58 Mbps from Virgin Media's coverage area, and most of their users see real-world speeds in the range of 27.94 to 103.15 Mbps. Virgin Media is available in several large cities, including Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Manchester. In these cities, its fastest speeds range from 18.75 to 102.36 Mbps. Of the smaller cities Virgin Media serves, such as Ringway, Frankley, Hexton, Addington, and Toot Baldon, maximum speeds vary from 1.89 to 88.93 Mbps, and most of their customers obtain speeds between 23.55 and 88.93 Mbps.

Virgin Media's Rankings Across The United Kingdom: Large Providers in 2019

3rd

Fastest Speed

2nd

Best Speed Range

3rd

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
1	Bardney	378.85 Mbps	355.14—373.92 Mbps	364.15 Mbps
2	Steventon	380.1 Mbps	311.23—370.92 Mbps	313.26 Mbps
3	Sawbridgeworth	381.51 Mbps	94.09—216.91 Mbps	212.97 Mbps
4	Caterham Valley	379.62 Mbps	101.93—336.82 Mbps	198.73 Mbps
5	Wendover	293.81 Mbps	149.42—247.18 Mbps	194.56 Mbps

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

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range	Median Speed
1	Exton	156.75 Mbps	0.89—8.01 Mbps	0.95 Mbps
2	Thame	34.77 Mbps	0.91—5.09 Mbps	0.99 Mbps
3	Alvanley	114.13 Mbps	0.63—12.67 Mbps	1.33 Mbps
4	Bourton	31.71 Mbps	0.99—5.14 Mbps	1.63 Mbps
5	Ingleby Greenhow	184.84 Mbps	1.78—4.55 Mbps	1.87 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, 46.63% were fast, 26.06% slow, and 27.31% broadly the same.

Most Recent Tests

Town / City	Start Time	# Tests	Duration	Start Speed	End Speed	Status
Haringey, London	10 Feb 2020 23:56:58	2	2 mins	14.78 Mbps	11.31 Mbps	Needs help
Birmingham, Birmingham	10 Feb 2020 23:59:03	2	42 secs	58.24 Mbps	13.41 Mbps	Needs help
Wallsend, North Tyneside	10 Feb 2020 23:41:02	3	17 mins	69.69 Mbps	41.74 Mbps	Needs help
Waltham Forest, London	10 Feb 2020 23:56:42	2	81 secs	367.83 Mbps	377.24 Mbps
Norwich, Norfolk	10 Feb 2020 23:51:21	3	5 mins	1.51 Mbps	0.82 Mbps	Needs help, very slow
Rochdale, Rochdale	10 Feb 2020 23:27:48	6	26 mins	50.5 Mbps	35.39 Mbps	Needs help
Manchester, Manchester	10 Feb 2020 23:33:11	4	21 mins	32.97 Mbps	25.92 Mbps	Needs help
Kings Park, Glasgow City	10 Feb 2020 23:53:54	2	32 secs	168.49 Mbps	178.09 Mbps
Solihull, Solihull	10 Feb 2020 23:53:49	2	30 secs	44.76 Mbps	55.7 Mbps	Improved
Lewisham, London	10 Feb 2020 23:52:47	2	55 secs	0.26 Mbps	2.39 Mbps	Needs help, very slow
Colchester, Essex	10 Feb 2020 23:50:51	2	2 mins	0.82 Mbps	0.75 Mbps	Needs help, very slow
Dorney, Buckinghamshire	10 Feb 2020 23:30:12	4	21 mins	9.02 Mbps	9.21 Mbps	Needs help, very slow
Rochdale, Rochdale	10 Feb 2020 23:47:13	2	4 mins	294.29 Mbps	368.75 Mbps	Improved
Poole, Poole	10 Feb 2020 23:47:58	2	3 mins	37.18 Mbps	41.07 Mbps	Improved
Leeds, Leeds	10 Feb 2020 23:50:28	2	47 secs	59.91 Mbps	46.62 Mbps	Needs help
Saltash, Cornwall	10 Feb 2020 23:48:17	2	99 secs	27.17 Mbps	13.98 Mbps	Needs help
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire	10 Feb 2020 23:46:41	2	67 secs	0.36 Mbps	0.99 Mbps	Needs help, very slow
Nottingham, Nottingham	10 Feb 2020 23:34:08	4	13 mins	35.75 Mbps	8.55 Mbps	Needs help, very slow
Rugby, Warwickshire	10 Feb 2020 23:45:07	5	2 mins	38.31 Mbps	83.56 Mbps	Improved
Derby, Derby	10 Feb 2020 23:46:27	2	58 secs	33.98 Mbps	96.49 Mbps	Improved

Large Towns and Cities Testing Virgin Media

Position	City	Max Speed	Typical Speed Range
1	Bradford	792.44 Mbps	29.22—98.53 Mbps
2	Liverpool	533.19 Mbps	25.26—84.5 Mbps
3	Edinburgh	467.31 Mbps	25.91—91.67 Mbps
4	Bristol	701.58 Mbps	20.77—88.5 Mbps
5	Barnet	883.41 Mbps	43.23—92.14 Mbps
6	Croydon	666.61 Mbps	31.63—109.09 Mbps
7	Coventry	846.94 Mbps	26.43—95.68 Mbps
8	Leicester	753.39 Mbps	20.64—92.94 Mbps
9	Forest Gate	756.74 Mbps	28.02—100.52 Mbps
10	Wakefield	597.15 Mbps	48.75—92.97 Mbps
11	Ealing	547.28 Mbps	71.71—209.79 Mbps
12	Cheshire West and Chester	410.74 Mbps	17.84—84.63 Mbps
13	Enfield Town	548.44 Mbps	24.31—100.79 Mbps
14	Bromley	547.09 Mbps	34.33—151.83 Mbps
15	Nottingham	834.74 Mbps	24.8—93.9 Mbps
16	Brent	544.92 Mbps	39.16—128.4 Mbps
17	Sandwell	537.06 Mbps	26.31—97.13 Mbps
18	Wandsworth	547.43 Mbps	32.26—118.57 Mbps
19	Wigan	535.95 Mbps	23.29—85.22 Mbps
20	Lambeth	533.53 Mbps	33.03—154.19 Mbps
21	Wirral	535.96 Mbps	31.81—105.44 Mbps
22	Dudley	537.35 Mbps	27.26—92.46 Mbps
23	Tower Hamlets	589.5 Mbps	24.85—98.37 Mbps
24	Southwark	873.05 Mbps	30.45—104.22 Mbps
25	Doncaster	544.45 Mbps	30.48—102.64 Mbps
26	Hillingdon	546.49 Mbps	34.56—103.28 Mbps
27	Redbridge	784.12 Mbps	27.46—102.89 Mbps
28	Lewisham	536.71 Mbps	27.26—110.1 Mbps
29	Newcastle upon Tyne	417.6 Mbps	21.99—86.95 Mbps
30	Stockport	929.15 Mbps	30.71—106 Mbps
31	Brighton	546.47 Mbps	25.81—99.01 Mbps
32	Greenwich	566.39 Mbps	30.16—108.84 Mbps
33	Bolton	639.94 Mbps	26.03—89.88 Mbps
34	Walsall	543.08 Mbps	27.54—94.9 Mbps
35	Hackney	539.88 Mbps	19.23—105.78 Mbps
36	Gillingham	547.55 Mbps	22.99—102.38 Mbps
37	Sunderland	620.78 Mbps	26.54—90.45 Mbps
38	Waltham Forest	784.76 Mbps	27.91—107.64 Mbps
39	Hounslow	597.77 Mbps	35.23—104.76 Mbps
40	Haringey	599.2 Mbps	31.58—141.34 Mbps
41	Rotherham	544.67 Mbps	30.9—101.25 Mbps
42	Plymouth	548.1 Mbps	26.61—99.98 Mbps
43	Camden	538.75 Mbps	53.09—171.97 Mbps
44	Wolverhampton	546.57 Mbps	27.47—99.39 Mbps
45	Romford	548.84 Mbps	32.73—112.9 Mbps
46	Derby	774.82 Mbps	24.75—95.64 Mbps
47	Stoke-on-Trent	542.16 Mbps	30.92—106.46 Mbps
48	London	746.99 Mbps	49.47—203.77 Mbps
49	Salford	551.05 Mbps	25.02—95.32 Mbps
50	Southampton	923.23 Mbps	26.23—98.97 Mbps
51	Harrow	544.76 Mbps	30.72—105.23 Mbps
52	Bexley	548.52 Mbps	31.37—107.49 Mbps
53	Barnsley	545.34 Mbps	29.58—106.27 Mbps
54	Islington	906.36 Mbps	34.27—111.58 Mbps
55	Trafford	855.58 Mbps	28.36—98.7 Mbps
56	Oldham	502.75 Mbps	31.61—99.44 Mbps
57	Northampton	635.27 Mbps	29.48—102.85 Mbps
58	Rochdale	546.63 Mbps	33.24—101.33 Mbps
59	Portsmouth	887.8 Mbps	27.2—102.52 Mbps
60	Solihull	536.32 Mbps	25.98—93.9 Mbps
61	Luton	938.58 Mbps	5.07—192.89 Mbps
62	Dagenham	539.7 Mbps	28.05—103.14 Mbps
63	York	473.39 Mbps	24.61—95.62 Mbps
64	Warrington	662.76 Mbps	32.5—124.68 Mbps
65	Mitcham	550.26 Mbps	37.47—191.96 Mbps
66	Sutton	548.87 Mbps	31.29—107.53 Mbps
67	Gateshead	536.26 Mbps	24.57—79.03 Mbps
68	Peterborough	540.75 Mbps	29.04—101.82 Mbps
69	Stockton-on-Tees	376.71 Mbps	27.26—96.99 Mbps
70	Richmond	730.41 Mbps	45.56—155.66 Mbps
71	Aberdeen	230 Mbps	89.75—95.04 Mbps
72	Colchester	545.92 Mbps	28.11—106.54 Mbps
73	Bath	547.14 Mbps	38.82—103.6 Mbps
74	Bury	352.31 Mbps	28.99—83.93 Mbps
75	Basildon	705.4 Mbps	28.73—109.85 Mbps
76	Hammersmith	808.33 Mbps	78.78—207.39 Mbps
77	Southend-on-Sea	548.47 Mbps	29.07—109.66 Mbps
78	Chelmsford	542.56 Mbps	33.25—116.84 Mbps
79	Basingstoke	547.89 Mbps	65.06—201.15 Mbps
80	Kingston upon Thames	551.42 Mbps	35.11—153.09 Mbps
81	High Wycombe	799.61 Mbps	13.09—83.89 Mbps
82	Bedford	384.8 Mbps	34.15—98.67 Mbps
83	Maidstone	545.94 Mbps	33.41—163.97 Mbps
84	Bournemouth	538.36 Mbps	26.21—109.32 Mbps
85	Reading	914.09 Mbps	35.77—137.54 Mbps
86	Harrogate	544.19 Mbps	22.92—96.36 Mbps
87	Kensington	611.36 Mbps	82.77—208.13 Mbps
88	Oxford	789.92 Mbps	25.93—97.9 Mbps
89	Maidenhead	501.94 Mbps	23.85—107.64 Mbps
90	Poole	541.11 Mbps	26.37—102.19 Mbps
91	Slough	547.68 Mbps	53.66—108.7 Mbps
92	Huddersfield	591.76 Mbps	27.14—96.06 Mbps
93	Blackburn	378.28 Mbps	26.87—96.55 Mbps
94	Guildford	786.96 Mbps	26.43—92.57 Mbps
95	Reigate	383.88 Mbps	31.57—100.74 Mbps
96	Dundee	535.49 Mbps	22.35—90.62 Mbps
97	St Albans	463.89 Mbps	37.28—118.31 Mbps
98	Lancaster	531.38 Mbps	30.09—110.86 Mbps
99	Horsham	91.08 Mbps	10.5—44.93 Mbps
100	Preston	536.43 Mbps	25.25—79.59 Mbps