5G Coverage: Which 5G Mobile Networks Are Available In Your Area?

In the UK, 5G coverage is now available in 383 towns and cities. Find out which 5G networks are available in your area.

The introduction of 5G mobile networks is rapidly gaining pace, with 5G coverage now available in 383 UK towns and cities.

You can access 5G mobile networks using a 5G-ready phone including the latest iPhone 12 and the Galaxy S21. You can also use other 5G-ready phones including those from Google, Huawei and Samsung.

In this article, you can find out which 5G mobile networks are available in your area. We’re monitoring the latest 5G announcements from EE, O2, Three and Vodafone to keep this guide up-to-date. This also covers 5G coverage on ASDA Mobile, BT Mobile, giffgaff, iD Mobile, Sky Mobile, Tesco Mobile, Virgin Mobile and VOXI.

If you’re looking for a 5G-ready price plan, see our guide to 5G SIM-only deals in the UK. At the time of writing, you can get a 5G SIM-only plan from as little as £2.90/month. This will also work on 3G & 4G networks in areas where 5G hasn’t yet launched.

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For a comparison of 5G price plans on each network, see our guide to 5G SIM Only deals. Alternatively, read on to find out more about 5G coverage in the UK.

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Overview: 5G Coverage By Network

In the UK, there are currently twelve mobile networks that offer a 5G service. The biggest 5G providers are EE, O2, Three and Vodafone. Each of them is rolling out their own 5G network, including all of the masts and the physical network infrastructure. Alongside them, eight other mobile networks are also offering a 5G service, making use of 5G coverage from one of the four big providers.

The following table shows a list of 5G mobile networks and the coverage you’ll get on each one:

Whether 5G coverage is available in a certain town or city depends on whether the coverage provider has launched 5G there. The following table shows a list of towns and cities on which you’re able to access 5G coverage on each provider:

There are multiple benefits of 5G technology including more network capacity, lower amounts of latency and faster download speeds. It should give you a more reliable mobile service along with one that’s faster to respond.

As well as choosing a network with 5G coverage, you’ll also need to choose a 5G-ready plan. For more information, see our guide to 5G SIM-only deals.

5G Coverage In Major Towns & Cities

Unsurprising, it’s the UK’s largest towns and cities that have led the way in getting 5G coverage. There’s now a choice of at least three different 5G coverage providers in all of the UK’s 15 largest towns and cities. The availability is summarised in the following table:

Read on to find out more about 5G coverage in the different regions of the UK.

5G Coverage: By Region

Eastern England

In the East of England, 5G coverage is now available in locations such as Cambridge, Ipswich, Luton, Norwich, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea and Watford.

In some cases, you might only have a choice of one or two coverage providers at present. However, further 5G network launches are taking place very quickly across 2021.

East Midlands

In the East Midlands, 5G coverage is currently live in locations such as Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Nottingham. At present, EE has the most comprehensive 5G coverage in the region, with O2 and Three following closely behind.

The following locations within the East Midlands have access to 5G coverage:

London

Unsurprisingly, London has been the epicentre of the UK’s 5G coverage roll out.

All four network coverage providers have a 5G mobile service available in London. However, coverage across the city can still be patchy in some places. For this reason, it’s worth double-checking the coverage for your postcode on the 5G maps from EE, O2, Three and Vodafone.

North East England

In the North East of England, 5G coverage is available in locations such as Middlesborough, Newcastle and Sunderland.

5G coverage is also available in a number of other locations as follows:

North West England

At the time of writing, 5G coverage is available in locations including Birkenhead, Blackpool, Bolton, Liverpool, Manchester, Lancaster and Warrington.

You’ll find the most comprehensive 5G coverage in the region on Vodafone and EE. However, the exact locations covered will differ on each mobile network so you should double check before choosing a 5G price plan:

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, 5G coverage is currently available in Belfast on all four networks. You can also get 5G coverage in Castlereagh, Lisburn and Newtownabbey:

Scotland

In Scotland, 5G coverage is currently available in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow. It’s also available in smaller towns such as Hamilton, Motherwell and Paisley.

The locations covered by each mobile network are different so it’s worth checking this before you buy a 5G plan.

South East England

In the South East of England, you can access 5G coverage in locations such as Brighton, Oxford, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough and Southampton.

In addition, the following towns and cities also have 5G coverage available in the South East:

South West England

In the South West of England, 5G coverage is currently available in Bath, Bournemouth, Bristol, Gloucester, Plymouth and Swindon. It’s also available in the following locations:

Wales

All four mobile networks have 5G coverage available in Cardiff.

5G is also available in the following Welsh towns and cities:

West Midlands

5G mobile coverage is currently available in a number of locations including Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Lichfield, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent, Sutton Coldfield, Telford, Walsall, and Wolverhampton:

Yorkshire and the Humber

5G coverage has already gone live in cities such as Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and York.

It’s also available in the following towns and cities around Yorkshire and the Humber:

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If you’d like to get started on a 5G price plan, see our guide to 5G SIM Only deals. Alternatively, you can visit your mobile network’s website for more information about their 5G plans (e.g. see the EE, O2, Three and Vodafone websites).