Three
Three 5G Hub (24m)
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£15.00a month
Price rises
£18.50 from 1 April 2027
£22.00 from 1 April 2028
150Mavg speed
24mcontract
£0.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£18.50
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Broadband deals in Blackthorn & Lings
Compare broadband deals across Blackthorn & Lings from 17 providers, with prices from £15.00/month.
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Best Environmentally-Focused Comparison Platform 2026, SME News IT AwardsGigabit-capable
99.3%
Above UK
Superfast (30Mbps+)
100.0%
Homes & businesses
2,563
across 83 live postcodes
Prices from
£15.00p/m
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.
Cheapest broadband deals in Blackthorn & Lings
4th Utility
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£13.50for 12 months
Then £18.00 a month
Price could change during your contract
Stated rises
£22.00 from 17 October 2027
£26.00 from 1 March 2028
4th Utility's stated annual rise
150Mavg speed
24mcontract
£0.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£18.92
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Virgin Media
M250 Broadband Only
£18.99a month
Price rises
£22.99 from 1 April 2027
£26.99 from 1 April 2028
264Mavg speed
24mcontract
£0.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£22.99
More details about M250 Broadband OnlyFastest broadband deals in Blackthorn & Lings
Sky
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
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£45.00a month
Price could change during your contract
Future rises not included: Sky hasn't stated an amount
5Gavg speed
24mcontract
£5.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£41.04
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Full Fibre 2.5 Gigafast+
£100 Gift Card | Claim up to £200 switching credit.Offer ends 22 Oct
£35.00a month
Price could change during your contract
Future rises not included: Sky hasn't stated an amount
2.5Gavg speed
24mcontract
£5.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£31.04
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2.3Gb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£26.25for 12 months
Then £35.00 a month
Price could change during your contract
Stated rises
£39.00 from 17 October 2027
£43.00 from 1 March 2028
4th Utility's stated annual rise
2.3Gavg speed
24mcontract
£0.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£33.79
More details about 2.3Gb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)Broadband + TV bundles in Blackthorn & Lings
Sky
Sky Stream, Essential TV & Netflix with Full Fibre 150
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£32.00a month
Prices may rise during your contract
Future rises not included: Sky hasn't stated an amount
150Mavg speed
24mcontract
£5.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£32.21
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M125 Broadband + Flex
TVOffer ends 4 Nov
£28.99a month
Price rises
£32.99 from 1 April 2027
£36.99 from 1 April 2028
132Mavg speed
24mcontract
£0.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£32.99
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Sky Stream, Essential TV & Netflix with Full Fibre Gigafast
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£35.00a month
Prices may rise during your contract
Future rises not included: Sky hasn't stated an amount
900Mavg speed
24mcontract
£0.00set-up
Effective Monthly Cost£35.00
More details about Sky Stream, Essential TV & Netflix with Full Fibre GigafastAverage speed is the download speed at least half of customers get at peak time (8pm to 10pm). We earn a commission from the provider when you switch through our links, at no extra cost to you. Commission never affects how deals are ranked.
We research the deals for each area using a sample postcode in that area. Enter your postcode to see the deals available at your address, or use our postcode checker for exact speeds.
Broadband providers in Blackthorn & Lings
17 providers were selling broadband at our sampled Blackthorn & Lings postcode at the last check. Independent customer ratings from Trustpilot where available.
Virgin Media
1.7
Based on 106.6k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Vodafone
4.7
Based on 142.0k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
4th Utility
4.5
Based on 11.6k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Rise Fibre
4.6
Based on 6.6k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Pop Telecom
4.3
Based on 11.4k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Rebel Internet
4.5
Based on 911 Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
TalkTalk
2.1
Based on 89.7k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Zen Internet
4.3
Based on 18.4k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
NOW Broadband
1.1
Based on 15.0k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Onestream
4.3
Based on 41.9k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
V4 Consumer
4.4
Based on 1.5k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Three
4.6
Based on 67.9k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
Plusnet
1.7
Based on 12.6k Trustpilot reviews
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Checked 11 September 2026
How Blackthorn & Lings compares
Blackthorn & Lings is ranked 16 of Northampton's 33 neighbourhoods for gigabit-capable broadband, based on the share of homes and businesses that can order a gigabit-capable (1,000Mbps+) service today.
Blackthorn & Lings
99.3%
Northampton average
96.9%
England
88.4%
UK
87.8%
How Good is Broadband in Blackthorn & Lings?
Blackthorn and Lings sit at the centre of Northampton's well-wired eastern estates. 99.3% of premises can order gigabit broadband, every address clears 30Mbps, and 18 providers were selling at our sampled postcode. A few minutes south, the riverside tells a different story.
Ofcom's latest data records 99.3% gigabit availability across the area's 2,563 premises, superfast coverage complete at 100%, and nothing below 10Mbps or the legal minimum. The eastern district planned estates wired up as a block: Thorplands & Round Spinney reads 99.5%, Overstone Lodge & Rectory Farm 99.9%, Little Billing 99.3%. Billing & Riverside, towards the Nene, is the local exception at 77.5%.
The market covers the full set of technologies, from ADSL up through cable and full fibre to both hub types, 116 deals in total at our last check. Sky advertised the town's quickest line at 5 Gbps. With the wires effectively finished, providers here compete on nothing but price and terms.
So treat the next renewal as a shopping trip rather than a formality. Confirm your postcode, hold to a speed your household genuinely uses, and order the candidates by what they cost across the whole contract. Across the wider district, only 31% of premises that can take full fibre have done so, which suggests plenty of households on these estates are overdue a look.
Where Blackthorn & Lings sits in Northampton
All 33 Northampton neighbourhoods ranked by the share of homes and businesses that can order gigabit-capable broadband. Blackthorn & Lings is 16 of 33.
| Rank | Neighbourhood | Gigabit-capable | Homes & businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westone | 100.0% | 2,547 |
| 2 | Delapre | 99.9% | 2,613 |
| 3 | East Hunsbury | 99.9% | 3,712 |
| 12 | Sunnyside | 99.6% | 3,090 |
| 13 | Eastfield | 99.5% | 2,734 |
| 14 | Moulton | 99.5% | 3,679 |
| 15 | Thorplands & Round Spinney | 99.5% | 3,504 |
| 16 | Blackthorn & Lings (this area) | 99.3% | 2,563 |
| 17 | Little Billing | 99.3% | 3,343 |
| 18 | St Michael's Road | 99.3% | 4,348 |
| 19 | West Hunsbury | 99.3% | 3,323 |
| 20 | Wootton & Collingtree | 99.3% | 3,462 |
| 33 | Billing & Riverside | 77.5% | 3,099 |
What speeds can homes in Blackthorn & Lings get?
The fastest service each of the neighbourhood's 2,563 homes and businesses could order, from Ofcom's address-level availability data.
Can get 300Mbps or faster
99.3%
Top available speed 30–300Mbps
0.7%
Below 30Mbps at best
0.0%
No premises left behind: every home and business here can get at least 10Mbps, and none falls below the legal broadband minimum.
Where's the full fibre figure?
Ofcom doesn't publish full fibre (FTTP) coverage at neighbourhood level, so for Blackthorn & Lings we show gigabit-capable coverage, which counts both full fibre and Virgin Media's cable network.
Across the Northampton North constituency, 94.6% of premises can get full fibre, but only 31% of those who can have actually switched to it (take-up measured across West Northamptonshire). If you're one of the rest, you may be paying old-network prices for old-network speeds.
Enter your postcode in our broadband postcode checker to see which providers serve your specific address and compare their available packages.
How we made this page
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.
- Coverage: Ofcom Connected Nations update, Spring 2026 (January 2026 snapshot), Open Government Licence v3.
- Neighbourhood boundaries: ONS MSOA 2021, with names by the House of Commons Library.
Eco impact
Switch smarter & make a difference in Blackthorn & Lings
Every successful switch through Switchity plants two trees through our verified reforestation partner, Ecologi. A mature tree takes up about 22 kg of CO₂ a year, according to the European Environment Agency. Once grown, the 450 trees our switchers have funded could absorb around 9,900 kg of CO₂ a year.
450 / 1000 trees45% to goal
2
Trees per switch
9,900 kg
CO₂ a year, once grown
£19,000+
Customer savings
Savings estimated for broadband switches, from the typical bill our exit-fee calculator users report against comparable deals on our panel.
Broadband in Blackthorn & Lings: common questions
Excellent: 99.3% of premises are gigabit-capable, superfast coverage is complete, and no address falls below 10Mbps.
It matches the strong estates around it, which run between 99.3% and 99.9%. Billing & Riverside, at 77.5%, is the only nearby outlier.
Sky advertised up to 5 Gbps at our sampled postcode. Most households are better value at gigabit or below; the saving comes from comparing the whole-contract cost.
Our community impact
Every switch through Switchity supports reforestation and saves our community money on their broadband.
450
Trees grown together
£19,000
Saved by community
£105
Typical yearly saving
550
Trees to go to goal
Savings are estimates: the typical bill our exit-fee calculator users report against comparable deals on our panel, applied per confirmed broadband switch. Ofcom finds in-contract broadband customers pay £7 to £9 a month less than out-of-contract customers (February 2026). How we work this out
Written by Claudia Constantin, Co-Founder & Managing EditorPublished
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