NG POSTCODE AREA · 20 DISTRICTS SAMPLED

Nottingham mobile coverage Vodafone strongest indoors, 99% vs Three 89% NG postcode area

No network wins Nottingham on overall coverage: all four are within 2 points, but indoors Vodafone reaches 99% of sampled addresses and Three 89%.

Nottingham as a whole

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O2
Overall: 100/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
97%
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Vodafone
Overall: 100/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
99%
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EE
Overall: 99/100
5G
100%
4G
100%
Indoor
93%
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Three
Overall: 98/100
5G
99%
4G
100%
Indoor
89%

Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 2,486 addresses in 109 sampled postcodes, pooled from 20 districts. Methodology.

What differs inside Nottingham

Where the networks split most

  • NG13 Bingham, Newton, Belvoir: indoors Vodafone 87%, Three 7%.
  • NG16 Nuthall, Loscoe, Pinxton: indoors O2 100%, Three 29%.
  • NG18 Lindhurst, Oakham, Eakring: indoors Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 41%.

Each network's weakest and strongest district

NetworkIndoor5G-grade outdoor
EE 41% in NG18 Lindhurst; 100% in 15 districts within 8 points
O2 67% in NG13 Bingham; 100% in 14 districts within 8 points
Three 7% in NG13 Bingham; 100% in 14 districts 80% in NG13 Bingham; 100% in 19 districts
Vodafone 70% in NG14 Lowdham; 100% in 17 districts within 8 points

Middle of the area against its edges

The 6 districts nearest the middle (NG1 Arboretum, NG3 Lambley, NG5 Calverton, NG6 Hucknall, NG7 Lenton, NG8 Wollaton) against the 6 furthest out (NG10 Derby Road, NG13 Bingham, NG17 Annesley, NG18 Lindhurst, NG19 Pleasley, NG20 Shirebrook):

  • EE indoors: 96% in the middle, 82% at the edges.
  • Three indoors: 100% in the middle, 87% at the edges.

District by district

DistrictPlacesIndoor, low to high5G-grade outdoor, low to highAddresses
NG1 Arboretum, Mapperley, St. Ann's 100% on all four 100% on all four 115
NG2 Colwick, Gamston, Holme Pierrepont 100% on all four 100% on all four 80
NG3 Lambley, Dales, Plains 100% on all four 100% on all four 167
NG4 Colwick, Lambley, Carlton O2 71%; the rest 100% 100% on all four 91
NG5 Calverton, St. Albans, Bestwood Village 100% on all four 100% on all four 165
NG6 Hucknall, Nuthall, Bestwood Village EE 78%; the rest 100% 100% on all four 152
NG7 Lenton, Radford, Berridge 100% on all four 100% on all four 181
NG8 Wollaton, Trowell, Nuthall 100% on all four 100% on all four 155
NG9 Beeston, Chilwell, Stapleford South Three 53%; the rest 100% 100% on all four 79
NG10 Derby Road, Sawley, Breaston 100% on all four 100% on all four 136
NG11 Clifton, Bunny, Gotham 100% on all four 100% on all four 82
NG12 Cotgrave, Keyworth, Tollerton Three 94%; the rest 100% 100% on all four 114
NG13 Bingham, Newton, Belvoir Three 7%; Vodafone 87% Three 80%; the rest 100% 82
NG14 Lowdham, Calverton, Oxton Three 67%; O2 85% 100% on all four 33
NG15 Hucknall, Annesley, Calverton O2 97%; the rest 100% 100% on all four 185
NG16 Nuthall, Loscoe, Pinxton Three 29%; O2 100% 100% on all four 190
NG17 Annesley, Carsic, Summit 100% on all four 100% on all four 80
NG18 Lindhurst, Oakham, Eakring EE 41%; Three and Vodafone 100% 100% on all four 156
NG19 Pleasley, Clipstone, Ault Hucknall 100% on all four 100% on all four 157
NG20 Shirebrook, Welbeck, Langwith Three 83%; EE and Vodafone 100% 100% on all four 86

Guide: Best Mobile Network in Nottingham (2026): NG1 to NG20 Compared

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