Virgin Media Broadband Internet and Services

Virgin Media

Virgin Media Broadband is a large internet provider in The United Kingdom. We have seen broadband speeds as high as 6329.36 Mbps from Virgin Media's coverage area, and most of their users see real-world internet speeds in the range of 45.49 to 197.33 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 35.14 to 202.33 Mbps. Of the smaller cities Virgin Media Broadband serves, such as Ringway, Baulking, Frankley, Hexton, and Birkin, maximum internet speeds vary from 2.88 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

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Name	Speed	Price
M100 Fibre Broadband	108 Mbps Average	£28.00/mo	Check Availability
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M200 Fibre Broadband	213 Mbps Average	£34.00/mo	Check Availability
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M350 Fibre Broadband	362 Mbps Average	£40.00/mo	Check Availability
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M500 Fibre Broadband	516 Mbps Average	£46.00/mo	Check Availability
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Gig1 Fibre Broadband	1130 Mbps Average	£58.00/mo	Check Availability
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Big Volt bundle	108 Mbps Avg, 100+ Channels, weekend calls, 10GB O2 Sim	£45.00/mo	Check Availability
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Ultimate Volt bundle	630 Mbps Avg, BT Sports + Sky Sports + Sky Cinema, Phone, Unlimited O2 Sim, 230+ Channels	£99.00/mo	Check Availability
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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	Aberdeen	793.5 Mbps	333.79—668.4 Mbps	608.04 Mbps
2	Little Chalfont	639.77 Mbps	416.74—625.13 Mbps	535.05 Mbps
3	Shipton	508.32 Mbps	138.28—501.29 Mbps	494.72 Mbps
4	Bayston Hill	606.29 Mbps	163.36—581.97 Mbps	486.2 Mbps
5	Ramsey	910.43 Mbps	400.26—481.01 Mbps	443.01 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—365.47 Mbps	0.82 Mbps
2	Bletchley and Fenny Stratford	280.01 Mbps	0.83—2.64 Mbps	0.93 Mbps
3	Uckfield	392.14 Mbps	0.97—5.41 Mbps	0.99 Mbps
4	Bourton	44.86 Mbps	1—5.26 Mbps	1.65 Mbps
5	Bretby	110.31 Mbps	2.2—9.31 Mbps	2.28 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%	28.61%
Slow: 10-30 Mbps	16.29%	26.53%
Adequate: 30-60 Mbps	15.14%	20.90%
Good: 60-80 Mbps	6.90%	8.48%
Fast: 80-300 Mbps	39.62%	13.15%
Very Fast: over 300 Mbps	6.91%	2.34%

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	52.13—199.75 Mbps
2	Liverpool	929.13 Mbps	48.97—186.82 Mbps
3	Edinburgh	705.74 Mbps	54.02—207.93 Mbps
4	Bristol	943.13 Mbps	45.76—176.08 Mbps
5	Barnet	2779.64 Mbps	61.7—202.42 Mbps
6	Croydon	939.65 Mbps	59.79—214.79 Mbps
7	Coventry	935.24 Mbps	48.7—169.13 Mbps
8	Leicester	916.85 Mbps	45.05—158.29 Mbps
9	Forest Gate	937.67 Mbps	40.84—145.36 Mbps
10	Wakefield	931.44 Mbps	68.75—193.05 Mbps
11	Ealing	940.14 Mbps	85.55—220.58 Mbps
12	Cheshire West and Chester	913.46 Mbps	54.01—149.15 Mbps
13	Enfield Town	937.48 Mbps	57.08—213.97 Mbps
14	Bromley	938.79 Mbps	53.65—199.69 Mbps
15	Nottingham	2371.49 Mbps	17.97—44.49 Mbps
16	Brent	939.74 Mbps	50—157.28 Mbps
17	Sandwell	934.67 Mbps	47.36—203.05 Mbps
18	Wandsworth	940.11 Mbps	54.13—205.44 Mbps
19	Wigan	931.89 Mbps	50.87—182.89 Mbps
20	Lambeth	937.28 Mbps	63.65—213.62 Mbps
21	Wirral	937.28 Mbps	53.57—189.51 Mbps
22	Dudley	933.47 Mbps	44.32—163.13 Mbps
23	Tower Hamlets	937.96 Mbps	37.38—185.4 Mbps
24	Southwark	937.19 Mbps	49.22—206.88 Mbps
25	Doncaster	905.12 Mbps	57.14—216.46 Mbps
26	Hillingdon	945.28 Mbps	53.76—208.42 Mbps
27	Redbridge	2368.75 Mbps	51.81—211.5 Mbps
28	Lewisham	939.53 Mbps	52.81—200.82 Mbps
29	Newcastle upon Tyne	932.29 Mbps	50.82—191.53 Mbps
30	Stockport	935.9 Mbps	60.77—205.08 Mbps
31	Brighton	937.3 Mbps	50.54—209.24 Mbps
32	Greenwich	937.41 Mbps	46.48—211.64 Mbps
33	Bolton	838.12 Mbps	60.51—209.38 Mbps
34	Walsall	935.11 Mbps	52.01—208.05 Mbps
35	Hackney	936.7 Mbps	60.77—249.92 Mbps
36	Gillingham	936.9 Mbps	62.89—215.83 Mbps
37	Sunderland	844.3 Mbps	52.47—201.43 Mbps
38	Waltham Forest	939.55 Mbps	50.3—201.66 Mbps
39	Belfast	897.55 Mbps	58.9—248.16 Mbps
40	Hounslow	940.26 Mbps	61.51—215.33 Mbps
41	Haringey	941.34 Mbps	59.85—214.07 Mbps
42	Rotherham	927.55 Mbps	52.67—198.26 Mbps
43	Plymouth	657.95 Mbps	59.46—211.96 Mbps
44	Camden	937.9 Mbps	78.48—261.42 Mbps
45	Wolverhampton	935.55 Mbps	46.42—188.86 Mbps
46	Romford	937.74 Mbps	48.81—202.84 Mbps
47	Derby	931.21 Mbps	48.2—199.28 Mbps
48	Stoke-on-Trent	923.57 Mbps	53.96—210.08 Mbps
49	Greater London	5794.21 Mbps	48.56—213.9 Mbps
50	Salford	931.68 Mbps	47—154.3 Mbps
51	Southampton	937.41 Mbps	48.01—207.87 Mbps
52	Harrow	939.68 Mbps	56.31—211.26 Mbps
53	Bexley	937.39 Mbps	59.85—213.43 Mbps
54	Barnsley	930.63 Mbps	52.08—213.54 Mbps
55	Islington	936.81 Mbps	54.34—205.01 Mbps
56	Trafford	936.89 Mbps	47.88—168.49 Mbps
57	Oldham	929.15 Mbps	58.73—203.7 Mbps
58	Northampton	936.53 Mbps	55.6—204.66 Mbps
59	Rochdale	817.78 Mbps	54.49—206.41 Mbps
60	Portsmouth	934.58 Mbps	51.41—205.62 Mbps
61	Solihull	934.37 Mbps	49.97—176.66 Mbps
62	Luton	800.62 Mbps	9.73—202.86 Mbps
63	Dagenham	938.42 Mbps	52.24—198.71 Mbps
64	York	931.52 Mbps	36.06—111.16 Mbps
65	Warrington	777.78 Mbps	70.19—241.92 Mbps
66	Mitcham	938.63 Mbps	54.47—205.5 Mbps
67	Sutton	939.33 Mbps	57.81—202.76 Mbps
68	Gateshead	880.27 Mbps	42.79—133.73 Mbps
69	Peterborough	934.97 Mbps	45.3—202.59 Mbps
70	Stockton-on-Tees	936.65 Mbps	51.01—194.37 Mbps
71	Richmond	939.02 Mbps	71.6—251.99 Mbps
72	Aberdeen	793.5 Mbps	333.79—668.4 Mbps
73	Colchester	926.47 Mbps	51.02—205.88 Mbps
74	Bath	657.45 Mbps	36.06—137.5 Mbps
75	Bury	902.49 Mbps	65.06—139.81 Mbps
76	Basildon	6329.36 Mbps	71.04—230.82 Mbps
77	Hammersmith	940.06 Mbps	93.13—298.74 Mbps
78	Southend-on-Sea	936.17 Mbps	61.27—230.06 Mbps
79	Chelmsford	935.64 Mbps	73.04—216.58 Mbps
80	Basingstoke	937.45 Mbps	63.9—228.84 Mbps
81	Kingston upon Thames	939.64 Mbps	69.4—250.41 Mbps
82	High Wycombe	939.3 Mbps	285—351.09 Mbps
83	Bedford	937.15 Mbps	30.76—109.6 Mbps
84	Maidstone	938.15 Mbps	55.57—214.03 Mbps
85	Canterbury	1.8 Mbps	0—1.19 Mbps
86	Bournemouth	936.84 Mbps	62.22—214.68 Mbps
87	Reading	939.2 Mbps	49.74—214.6 Mbps
88	Harrogate	907.03 Mbps	53.66—201.19 Mbps
89	Kensington	1622.61 Mbps	90.99—277.85 Mbps
90	Oxford	936.19 Mbps	51.74—205.78 Mbps
91	Maidenhead	658.02 Mbps	75.57—350.41 Mbps
92	Poole	676.12 Mbps	50.54—177.3 Mbps
93	Slough	937.28 Mbps	61.68—214.83 Mbps
94	Huddersfield	933.02 Mbps	46.03—149.52 Mbps
95	Blackburn	926.9 Mbps	41.17—124.44 Mbps
96	Guildford	1025.61 Mbps	57.39—209.96 Mbps
97	Reigate	643.08 Mbps	107.87—327.36 Mbps
98	Dundee	936.83 Mbps	57.45—204.94 Mbps
99	St Albans	936.13 Mbps	52.26—168.46 Mbps
100	Lancaster	620.86 Mbps	45.71—200.77 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 6329.36 Mbps, and most people see broadband download speeds in the range of 45.49—197.33 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: 04 Dec 2021