UK Area Code information for 01527

Redditch Area Code Allocation

Ofcom has allocated the 01527 area code to service Redditch and the surrounding area on at least 5 exchanges.

The Residential Area of Redditch

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Redditch comprises postcodes covering roughly 22,246km2 containing 1,549 commercial properties and 35,554 domestic properties.

Redditch Exchange Information

Ipsley WMIPS

The Ipsley exchange has 492 commercial and 10,713 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M
Some postcodes covered by this exange include;
B98 0AN
B98 0AW
B98 0TH
B98 0TQ
B98 0UX
B98 0AR
B98 0AP
B98 0AL
B98 0TJ
B98 0TB
B98 0TD
B98 0TG
B98 0RR
B98 0HR
B98 0TE
B98 0JP
B98 0TF
B98 0GE
B98 0FJ
B98 0JR
B98 0HP
B98 0EN
B98 0TW
B98 0TN
B98 0EW
B98 0EL
B98 0SW
B98 0JU
B98 0EE
B98 0JN
B98 0JS
B98 0ES
B98 0EJ
B98 0EF
B98 0ER
B98 0LF
B98 0UB
B98 0TA
B98 0JX
B98 0JZ
B98 0EP
B98 0JT
B98 0LE
B98 0JW
B98 0ET
B98 0AJ
B98 0EH
B98 0JL
B98 0JA
B98 0LA

Astwood Bank WMAST

The Astwood Bank exchange has 73 commercial and 1,965 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Fttc Range A (Clean)
Fttc Range B (Impacted)
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M
Some postcodes covered by this exange include;
B96 6ED
B96 6EB
B96 6EG
B96 6EH
B97 5UJ
B96 6EE
B96 6DR
B97 5FE
B96 6EF
B96 6EA
B97 5QU
B96 6ET
B97 5FF
B97 5QT
B96 6DL
B96 6DG
B97 5TZ
B96 6DD
B96 6DJ
B96 6DQ
B96 6DH
B96 6DY
B96 6DU
B97 5XY
B96 6DP
B96 6DZ
B96 6DT
B96 6DN
B96 6EQ
B97 5NA
B96 6HE
B96 6DE
B96 6DX
B96 6EU
B97 5XX
B96 6HF
B96 6DS
B96 6DF
B97 5XS
B97 5LX
B97 5XU
B96 6BT
B97 5LS
B96 6DB
B96 6DA
B96 6PS
B97 5QS
B96 6BS
B96 6BW
B97 5LJ

Redditch WMRJ

The Redditch exchange has 774 commercial and 11,899 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M
Some postcodes covered by this exange include;
B97 6EW
B98 8EY
B97 4DE
B97 4DG
B97 4ER
B97 5GH
B97 5WX
B97 5ZG
B97 5ZN
B97 5ZQ
B97 5ZR
B97 5ZP
B97 5ZH
B97 5ZJ
B97 5ZL
B97 5WY
B97 5ZB
B97 5ZE
B97 5ZF
B97 5ZD
B97 5YN
B97 5ZA
B97 5GQ
B97 5QZ
B97 5WE
B97 5WJ
B97 5WT
B97 5WH
B97 5RF
B97 5TY
B97 5US
B97 5GS
B97 5HQ
B97 5QF
B97 5QY
B97 5JY
B97 5GX
B98 9ZS
B98 9ZW
B97 4HF
B97 4WA
B97 5FT
B97 5FZ
B97 5GD
B97 5GF
B98 9ZR
B98 9ZB
B98 9YA
B98 9ZA
B97 5GB

Headless Cross WMHX

The Headless Cross exchange has 210 commercial and 10,977 domestic properties.
Adsl Max
Fixed Rate
Fttc Range A (Clean)
Fttc Range B (Impacted)
Wbc Fixed Rate
Wbc Adsl 2+
Wbc Adsl 2+ Annex M
Some postcodes covered by this exange include;
B97 4LL
B97 5WF
B97 4NS
B97 4LQ
B97 4LG
B97 4NU
B97 4LH
B97 4JU
B97 4LA
B97 4LE
B97 4JN
B97 4LJ
B97 4JW
B97 4NL
B97 4LF
B97 4JX
B97 4LD
B97 5BB
B97 5EY
B97 5EZ
B97 4LB
B97 4NR
B97 4JS
B97 5BU
B97 4LP
B97 4LT
B97 4JL
B97 5AF
B97 4PQ
B97 4NZ
B97 4PL
B97 4LU
B97 5AD
B97 4JG
B97 5EJ
B97 5EH
B97 5AR
B97 5AS
B97 4PA
B97 5DA
B97 5AB
B97 4JR
B97 5AE
B97 5AA
B97 5BD
B97 4PG
B97 5ES
B97 4NP
B97 4PF
B97 5BE

Studley WMSTD

The Studley exchange has 200 commercial and 3,214 domestic properties.
Some postcodes covered by this exange include;
B80 7AG
B80 7LR
B80 7FJ
B80 7AQ
B80 7AR
B80 7LL
B80 7SH
B80 7AN
B80 7SA
B80 7LP
B80 7SP
B80 7SB
B80 7LD
B80 7LS
B80 7AZ
B80 7LJ
B80 7SG
B80 7LW
B80 7SF
B80 7AW
B80 7LX
B80 7DA
B80 7LH
B80 7BA
B80 7SL
B80 7HJ
B80 7HN
B80 7NJ
B80 7LF
B80 7SS
B80 7SD
B80 7DB
B80 7HH
B80 7QT
B80 7BB
B80 7AX
B80 7QR
B80 7HL
B80 7LE
B80 7LT
B80 7NA
B80 7LZ
B80 7LU
B80 7LN
B80 7AP
B80 7NN
B80 7PR
B80 7AA
B80 7AU
B80 7BG

Companies Operating 01527 Numbers

The following list of companies have been licensed by Ofcom to operate geogrpahic numbers in Redditch. It is worth noting that most, although not all, providers other than BT (or possibly Virgin, Kingston Telecom, et al) are are likely not operating fixed line services to this locale and, as such, should not be seen as providing a legitimate fixed line geogrpahic service to Redditch;

3C Ltd
Affiniti Integrated Solutions Ltd
Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd
Api Telecom Ltd
Aql Wholesale Ltd
Aql Wholesale Ltd
Atomstream Ltd
BT
Barritec Ltd
Barritel Ltd
Bicom Systems Eurl
Broadcast Telecom Ltd
Buzz Networks Ltd
Calltracks Ltd
Cfl Communications Ltd
Cheers International Sales Ltd
Colt Technology Services
Content Guru Ltd
Core Telecom Ltd
Digitech Solutions Global Ltd
Easynet Enterprise Services Ltd
Edge Telecom Ltd
Flextel Ltd
Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd
Hello Telecom (Uk) Plc
Hemshore Ltd
I-Net Communications Group Plc
Icc Networks Ltd
Ihub 2 Ltd
Inclarity Communications Ltd
Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)
Internexus Networks Ltd
Invade International Ltd
Invoco Ltd
Invomo Ltd
Iovox Ltd
Ip Base Ltd
Ipv6 Ltd
Kalnet4U Ltd
Known Communications Ltd
Level 3 Communications Uk Ltd
Linear Telecoms Ltd
Liquid 11 Ltd
Localphone Ltd
M247 Ltd
Magnetic North Software Ltd
Magrathea Telecommunications Ltd
Mars Communications Ltd
Media Hawk Ltd
Minotaur Telecom Ltd
Mundio Mobile Ltd
Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd
Net Solutions Europe Ltd
Net-Work Internet Ltd
New Call Telecom Ltd
Nexbridge Communications Ltd
Nexus Telecommunications Ltd
Nodemax Ltd
Numbergroup Network Ltd
Orbis Telecom
Radius Communications Ltd
Redcentric Solutions Ltd
Served Up Ltd.
Simwood Esms Ltd
Six Degrees Unified Comms Ltd
Sky Uk Ltd
Solutios Ltd
Spitfire Network Services Ltd
Starcomm Ltd
Suretec Systems Ltd
Syntec Ltd
Talktalk Communications Ltd
Telecom2 Ltd
Telecoms Cloud Networks Ltd
Telecoms World Plc
Teledesign Ltd
Teleware Plc
Telng Ltd
Telxl Ltd
Tgl Services (Uk) Ltd
Timico Ltd
Ttnc Ltd
Verizon Uk Ltd
Virgin Media Ltd
Vodafone Ltd
Voiceflex Ltd
Voicehost Ltd
Voip-Un Ltd
Vonage Ltd
Voxbone Sa
We Love Communications Ltd
Windsor Telecom Plc
Xoverx Ltd
Yayyay Ltd
Ziron (Uk) Ltd


Broadband Connectivity Type Definitions

Different telephone exchanges have different broadband connectivity depending on their geographic location, the consumers they serve (demand and composition of those consumers) and the competative landscape in that locale. As a result there is a mix of services and related performance which BT classify as follows;

Fixed Rate

There for three fixed rate lines; 512Kbps, 1Mbps and 2Mbps. As with IPStream 500, 1000 and 2000, these have an upstream capped at 288Kbps. Note that all of the other WBC products apart from these are strictly rate adaptive (like ADSL Max).

WBC Fixed Rate

Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) offers high-speed, high-performance broadband services.

ADSL Max

BT's original ADSL2+ wholesale product with an option of an upstream cap at 448Kbps or no cap at all. ADSL2+ can achieve up to 1Mbps upstream.

WBC ADSL 2+

ADSL2+ (also known as 21CN (21st Century Network) and WBC (Wholesale Broadband Connect) is a high speed broadband service which offers download speeds of up to 24Mbs and upload speeds of up to 1Mbs.

WBC ADSL 2+ Annex M

ADSL2+ Annex M offers up to 2.5Mbps upstream in the UK. This product is used by many businesses who could previously only find this level of upstream bandwidth with SDSL. Note that there is no option for a capped upstream with this product.

FTTC Range A (Clean)

FTTC Range A is a range where the circuits are deemed to be free of any copper line faults, and any local wiring issues (in a customer's premises). This range is often very wide for both upload and download, and does beg the question of why a copper line fault may exist without being fixed.

FTTC Range B (Impacted)

FTTC Range B is a range where circuits may have copper faults and/or internal wiring issues at a customer's site. The term impacted could be useful, as sometimes crosstalk is mentioned as something that impacts on line speeds, but there is no official word from BT on whether either Range A or Range B take into account the effects of crosstalk.

FTTP On Demand

Fiber to the home (FTTH), also called "fiber to the premises" (FTTP), is the installation and use of optical fiber from a central point directly to individual buildings such as residences, apartment buildings and businesses to provide unprecedented high-speed Internet access. FTTH dramatically increases the connection speeds available to computer users compared with technologies now used in most places.