Grain broadband: speeds, areas and how to get it

Grain suits people in the towns it covers today who want fast full fibre and no landline. Full fibre means a fibre cable runs all the way into your home. Grain offers 250Mb, 500Mb, 900Mb and 2Gb, with the same speed for uploads and downloads. That suits large downloads, video calls and several people online at once. Its price includes a free install, unlimited data, expert set-up and a switch-over that Grain arranges for you.

Grain is less suitable if you need a landline or live outside its network. It sells broadband only where its own network reaches. If you need a home phone line, compare full fibre deals from other providers.

Grain reaches Carlisle, Derby, Kettering, Liverpool, Newcastle, Peterborough and Portsmouth, with more English towns being added. It builds its own network, so it only sells broadband where that network reaches.

Full fibre means a fibre cable runs all the way into your home. Grain offers 250Mb, 500Mb, 900Mb and 2Gbps. Each speed is the same up and down, which helps when you upload photos or video.

Your actual speed depends on your address, your router and your Wi-Fi, not just the advertised figure. Enter your postcode on Grain's site to see if its network reaches your home. Then compare other full fibre deals in our table to see the real cost side by side.

Grain shows your price once you enter your postcode on its own site. That figure is the one for your address, so use it when you compare.

Grain has no in-contract price rises. Free install, unlimited data and expert set-up are included, and Grain switches you over for you. Its welcome offers are for new customers, and the price you see after your postcode check shows what is on offer today.

Our table ranks Grain by real cost, the same way as every other provider. That puts Grain's price on the same scale as the rest. Start with our cheapest broadband list to see how the numbers compare.