Broadband in Andover

In many SP10 addresses, FTTC still gives 30-80 Mbps, which is fine for basic streaming, email and working from home on one or two devices. Newer streets with full fibre can go from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps+, and Virgin Media cable can also reach 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps+ where it is on the street. The exact figure depends on the postcode checker, not the town name alone.

Around Andover town centre, the conservation area and older buildings can mean the line goes through more traditional Openreach infrastructure. That can matter if your property is on a longer run towards places like Kimpton, Monxton or Weyhill Bottom, where line length can pull speeds down. Newer homes in East Anton, Picket Twenty and other post-2000 development areas are more likely to see stronger full fibre options.

We compare BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Plusnet, Vodafone, EE, NOW Broadband and Virgin Media, then show you the packages that match the socket at your address. If your household mostly streams HD video and browses, 35 Mbps can still work. For 4K streaming, gaming and a couple of video calls at once, 100 Mbps is the safer target.

• FTTC usually lands at 30-80 Mbps
• FTTP starts around 100 Mbps and can reach 1 Gbps+
• Virgin Media cable can also reach 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps+
• Your actual speed depends on the line at the property

The main thing to watch in Andover is postcode variation. A home in East Anton can have a very different line from a property in the conservation area or a village like Kimpton, where longer copper runs can make FTTC feel slower at busy times. That is why we check the address, not the town, before you order.

Older properties matter too. Many character homes found throughout Andover were built before 1919, and some still have features such as 18th-century sash windows, which can affect where a router or master socket ends up. Grade II listed buildings and homes in conservation areas may have tighter rules on where boxes and cabling go, so it helps to leave a little time for an engineer visit if the property needs one.

Past schemes such as East Anton at 1,061 homes, Picket Twenty at 534, Picket Piece at 82 and Harewood Farm at 150 show how much the town has expanded in phases. Test Valley Borough Council has also proposed land for over 2,500 houses around Andover, including sites at Bere Hill and Finkley Down Farm, and a January 2026 plan in Kimpton included up to 15 dwellings with 40% affordable housing, or six properties. New build phases usually give you a cleaner install path than older streets in the conservation area.

For people working between home and sites like Portway Business Park or Walworth Business Park, upload speed matters as much as download speed. Full fibre is the cleanest option for video calls and file uploads, while cable can also be a strong fit where Virgin Media is present. If your new address is further out towards Appleshaw, Hatherden, Penton Mewsey, Redenham, Weyhill Bottom, Amport or Monxton, the checker is the only reliable way to see whether FTTP is live yet.

• East Anton, Picket Twenty and Picket Piece show how Andover has grown in stages
• The town centre conservation area can mean older cabling and tighter install rules
• Villages such as Appleshaw and Monxton may need a line-length check
• The right package depends on the exact postcode