Compare broadband deals across Longsight East from 11 providers, with prices from £19.94/month.
Coverage: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026 snapshot), Open Government Licence · Neighbourhood boundaries: ONS MSOA 2021, names by the House of Commons Library · Pricing & providers by Switchity. Availability figures show what networks can deliver at each address, not measured speeds.
To show you these deals, we've used postcode M12 4GJ as a benchmark. Use our postcode checker to see exact speeds and availability for your specific home.
11 providers were selling broadband at our sampled Longsight East postcode at the last check. Independent customer ratings from Trustpilot where available.
Longsight East is ranked 17 of Manchester's 59 neighbourhoods for gigabit-capable broadband, based on the share of homes and businesses that can order a gigabit-capable (1,000Mbps+) service today.
Longsight East holds its own in a strong stretch of south-east Manchester. 97.4% of premises can order gigabit speeds, nobody is below 10Mbps, and the area ranks 17 of 59 in the city. The deal list at our sampled postcode ran thin, which says more about the sample than the streets.
On coverage, Ofcom's latest data leaves little to discuss. 97.4% of Longsight East's 2,860 premises are gigabit-capable, 5.6 points above the city average, with 99.8% superfast coverage and not one premises below 10Mbps. The company it keeps is equally strong: Levenshulme North & East at 98.8% and Gorton South at 98.3%, with Victoria Park & Longsight West the nearby exception at 79.9%.
Our snapshot at one local postcode found a modest 42 deals from 11 providers, on part-fibre and ADSL lines with nothing advertised above 80 Mbps. Set against 97.4% gigabit-capable wiring, that mismatch is an address-level quirk. Which providers quote varies house by house, and the fuller market visible across the rest of the corridor will apply at most addresses here.
So the advice for Longsight East is one step longer than usual. Check your postcode, and if the list that comes back looks short or slow, treat it as provisional. Re-check soon after, because the wires under these streets support far more than the thinnest quote sheet suggests.
All 59 Manchester neighbourhoods ranked by the share of homes and businesses that can order gigabit-capable broadband. Longsight East is 17 of 59.
| Rank | Neighbourhood | Gigabit-capable | Homes & businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnage South | 99.6% | 3,428 |
| 2 | New Moston | 99.6% | 4,338 |
| 3 | Moston West | 99.0% | 4,126 |
| 13 | Northenden | 97.9% | 3,432 |
| 14 | Newall Green | 97.8% | 4,024 |
| 15 | Levenshulme South & Burnage North | 97.7% | 4,161 |
| 16 | Withington East | 97.6% | 3,542 |
| 17 | Longsight East (this area) | 97.4% | 2,860 |
| 18 | Openshaw & Gorton North | 97.4% | 5,166 |
| 19 | Rusholme West & Moss Side East | 97.4% | 4,942 |
| 20 | West Didsbury | 97.2% | 4,416 |
| 21 | Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central | 97.1% | 4,244 |
| 59 | University North & Whitworth Street | 68.6% | 6,419 |
The fastest service each of the neighbourhood's 2,860 homes and businesses could order, from Ofcom's address-level availability data.
No premises left behind: every home and business here can get at least 10Mbps, and none falls below the legal broadband minimum.
Ofcom doesn't publish full fibre (FTTP) coverage at neighbourhood level, so for Longsight East we show gigabit-capable coverage, which counts both full fibre and Virgin Media's cable network.
Across Manchester, 86.7% of premises can get full fibre, but only 45% of those who can have actually switched to it. If you're one of the rest, you may be paying old-network prices for old-network speeds.
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Coverage figures are built from Ofcom's address-level availability data, aggregated to this neighbourhood and weighted by the number of premises in each small area. Deal and provider information comes from Switchity's own checks at local postcodes. Availability always varies between individual addresses, so treat the figures as the neighbourhood picture, not a promise for your line.
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