Compare broadband deals across Openshaw & Gorton North from 17 providers, with prices from £17.99/month.
Coverage: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026 snapshot), Open Government Licence · Neighbourhood boundaries: ONS MSOA 2021, names by the House of Commons Library · Pricing & providers by Switchity. Availability figures show what networks can deliver at each address, not measured speeds.
To show you these deals, we've used postcode M11 1NN as a benchmark. Use our postcode checker to see exact speeds and availability for your specific home.
17 providers were selling broadband at our sampled Openshaw & Gorton North postcode at the last check. Independent customer ratings from Trustpilot where available.
Openshaw & Gorton North is ranked 18 of Manchester's 59 neighbourhoods for gigabit-capable broadband, based on the share of homes and businesses that can order a gigabit-capable (1,000Mbps+) service today.
Openshaw and the north of Gorton sit firmly in east Manchester's well-wired belt. 97.4% of premises can order gigabit speeds, more than 5 points above the city average, and 165 deals from 17 providers were live at our sampled postcode. Only 7 addresses in the whole area lack a 10Mbps line.
Ofcom's latest data puts the area at 97.4% gigabit-capable across 5,166 premises, ranking 18 of 59 in Manchester. Superfast coverage runs at 99.2%, the capped middle band is small at 1.5%, and the 7 premises below 10Mbps stay above the legal minimum through wireless coverage. It is a thoroughly built patch.
The pattern continues in most directions, with Gorton South at 98.3% and Abbey Hey at 97%, while the Beswick and Eastlands side drops to 91.4%. Openshaw's own market combines cable and full fibre with part-fibre and 5G home broadband, and Virgin Media advertised the quickest local line at 2 Gbps at our last check.
For a household here, the comparison is the whole job. Confirm the postcode, choose the speed tier that matches your actual use, and put the offers in order of what they cost across the full contract, scheduled rises included. With two fixed networks and 17 providers in play, the difference between attention and neglect is real money each year.
All 59 Manchester neighbourhoods ranked by the share of homes and businesses that can order gigabit-capable broadband. Openshaw & Gorton North is 18 of 59.
| Rank | Neighbourhood | Gigabit-capable | Homes & businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnage South | 99.6% | 3,428 |
| 2 | New Moston | 99.6% | 4,338 |
| 3 | Moston West | 99.0% | 4,126 |
| 14 | Newall Green | 97.8% | 4,024 |
| 15 | Levenshulme South & Burnage North | 97.7% | 4,161 |
| 16 | Withington East | 97.6% | 3,542 |
| 17 | Longsight East | 97.4% | 2,860 |
| 18 | Openshaw & Gorton North (this area) | 97.4% | 5,166 |
| 19 | Rusholme West & Moss Side East | 97.4% | 4,942 |
| 20 | West Didsbury | 97.2% | 4,416 |
| 21 | Benchill South & Wythenshawe Central | 97.1% | 4,244 |
| 22 | Moss Side West | 97.1% | 4,421 |
| 59 | University North & Whitworth Street | 68.6% | 6,419 |
The fastest service each of the neighbourhood's 5,166 homes and businesses could order, from Ofcom's address-level availability data.
7 premises here can't get a usable connection (under 10Mbps).
Ofcom doesn't publish full fibre (FTTP) coverage at neighbourhood level, so for Openshaw & Gorton North we show gigabit-capable coverage, which counts both full fibre and Virgin Media's cable network.
Across Manchester, 86.7% of premises can get full fibre, but only 45% of those who can have actually switched to it. If you're one of the rest, you may be paying old-network prices for old-network speeds.
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Coverage figures are built from Ofcom's address-level availability data, aggregated to this neighbourhood and weighted by the number of premises in each small area. Deal and provider information comes from Switchity's own checks at local postcodes. Availability always varies between individual addresses, so treat the figures as the neighbourhood picture, not a promise for your line.
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