UK area code
01268 area code — Basildon
01268 is Ofcom’s Basildon numbering area, in Essex, East of England England. 104 phone companies hold its 297 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01268 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01277 Brentwood (12 km) and 01375 Grays Thurrock (13 km).
01268 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Basildon
- County
- Essex
- Council area
- Essex
- Region
- East of England England
- Number format
- 01268 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0268)
- Allocated blocks
- 297 of 451 (66%) across 104 providers
- Newest block
- 17 March 2026 (3 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01268 number called you
No clear pattern in reports for these numbers yet. If a call worried you:
- 1
Call back on a number you trust
If a caller says they're your bank, HMRC, a courier or a council, hang up and ring the organisation on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.
- 2
Forward it to 7726
On a mobile, copy the caller's number from your recent calls and text it to 7726 (it spells SPAM). Scam texts can be forwarded to 7726 as they are. It's free, and your network uses the reports to investigate and block numbers.
- 3
Stop sales calls
Register your landline and mobile free with the Telephone Preference Service (0345 070 0707). Legitimate UK marketers must check it; calls should drop within 28 days. It won't stop scammers.
- 4
If you lost money or shared details
Call your bank on the number on your card (or 159 to reach most UK banks safely), then report it to Report Fraud online or on 0300 123 2040. Report Fraud replaced Action Fraud on 4 December 2025 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland; in Scotland call Police Scotland on 101.
01268 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01268 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01268 234 567.
Before 1995: 01268 took its current form at PhONEday on 16 April 1995, when a "1" was inserted into every UK geographic code — before that the area dialled 0268.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01268 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01268 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01268 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 17 March 2026. 3 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01268 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01268 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01268, by allocated blocks. The holder is the company Ofcom allocated the block to; a number can since have been ported to another provider (see range holder vs current provider).
| Range holder | Allocated | All blocks | First block | Latest block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT | 102 | 102 | 15 July 1994 | 30 June 2025 |
| Sky UK Limited | 25 | 25 | 12 June 2013 | 5 July 2022 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 18 | 18 | 16 February 2004 | 16 October 2025 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 10 | 10 | 21 March 2007 | 9 November 2018 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 10 | 10 | 10 September 1997 | 17 March 2016 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 7 | 7 | 16 November 2011 | 16 November 2011 |
| Colt Technology Services | 5 | 5 | 21 April 2015 | 2 June 2025 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 5 | 5 | 25 July 2011 | 25 July 2011 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 4 | 4 | 20 April 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 29 November 2007 | 12 April 2016 |
| GTT-EMEA LTD | 3 | 3 | 14 October 2021 | 19 October 2021 |
| Served Up Limited | 3 | 3 | 1 March 2013 | 1 March 2013 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 3 | 3 | 3 October 2013 | 3 October 2013 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 2 | 2 | 23 April 2010 | 22 June 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 July 2012 | 23 December 2016 |
| Media Hawk Ltd | 2 | 2 | 10 April 2013 | 24 April 2023 |
| Mi Telecom Limited | 2 | 2 | 23 January 2014 | 3 July 2020 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| Voxbone SA | 2 | 2 | 18 September 2008 | 22 September 2022 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 19 October 2011 | 19 October 2011 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| 8x8 UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 19 February 2010 | 19 February 2010 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 June 2006 | 21 June 2006 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 14 January 2016 | 14 January 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 12 August 2010 | 12 August 2010 |
| Antheus Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 7 February 2018 | 7 February 2018 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 November 2010 | 15 November 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 104 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Basildon
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Basildon EABASStop sell TBD · TBD
- Laindon EALAIStop sell TBD · TBD
All number blocks on 01268first 200 of 451, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 126800 | Protected | — |
| +44 126801 | Protected | — |
| +44 126802 | Protected | — |
| +44 126803 | Protected | — |
| +44 126804 | Protected | — |
| +44 126805 | Protected | — |
| +44 126806 | Protected | — |
| +44 126807 | Protected | — |
| +44 126808 | Protected | — |
| +44 126809 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268100 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268101 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268102 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268103 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268104 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268105 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268106 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268107 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268108 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268109 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268110 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268111 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268112 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268113 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268114 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268115 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268116 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268117 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268118 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268119 | Protected | — |
| +44 126812 | Protected | — |
| +44 126813 | Protected | — |
| +44 126814 | Protected | — |
| +44 126815 | Protected | — |
| +44 126816 | Protected | — |
| +44 126817 | Protected | — |
| +44 126818 | Protected | — |
| +44 126819 | Protected | — |
| +44 126820 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268210 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1268211 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268212 | Allocated | Antheus Telecom Limited |
| +44 1268213 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1268214 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268215 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1268216 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268217 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1268218 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1268219 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268220 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1268221 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1268222 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268223 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1268224 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1268225 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1268226 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1268227 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268228 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1268229 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 126823 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1268240 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268241 | Free | — |
| +44 1268242 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268243 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268244 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268245 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268246 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268247 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268248 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268249 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126825 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1268260 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1268261 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268262 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1268263 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268264 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1268265 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 1268266 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1268267 | Allocated | NFON UK Ltd |
| +44 1268268 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1268269 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 126827 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126828 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126829 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268300 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268301 | Free | — |
| +44 1268302 | Free | — |
| +44 1268303 | Free | — |
| +44 1268304 | Free | — |
| +44 1268305 | Free | — |
| +44 1268306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268309 | Protected | — |
| +44 126831 | Allocated | Syntec Limited |
| +44 126832 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 126833 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1268340 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268341 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268342 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268343 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268345 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268347 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268348 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268349 | Protected | — |
| +44 126835 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 126836 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126837 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1268380 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1268381 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1268382 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268383 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1268384 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1268385 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268386 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268387 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268388 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1268389 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1268390 | Allocated | Lanonyx Telecom Limited |
| +44 1268391 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1268392 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1268393 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1268394 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1268395 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268396 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1268397 | Allocated | Orange Business Holdings UK Limited |
| +44 1268398 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268399 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 126840 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126841 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268420 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268421 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268422 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268423 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268424 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268425 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268426 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268427 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1268428 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1268429 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1268430 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1268431 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1268432 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1268433 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1268434 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1268435 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268436 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268437 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1268438 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1268439 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 126844 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 126845 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 126846 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 126847 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 126848 | Allocated | Citrus Telecommunications Ltd |
| +44 126849 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126850 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1268510 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268511 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268512 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268513 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268514 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268515 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268516 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1268517 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268518 | Allocated | USIC INTERNET SERVICES LIMITED |
| +44 1268519 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 126852 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268530 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268531 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268532 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268533 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268534 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268535 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268536 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268537 | Allocated | Truespeed Communications Ltd |
| +44 1268538 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1268539 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126854 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126855 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126856 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126857 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268580 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268581 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268582 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268583 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268584 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268585 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1268586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268589 | Protected | — |
| +44 126859 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 126860 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1268610 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268611 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268612 | Protected | — |
| +44 1268613 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
Related lookups
- 01277 Brentwood12 km away
- 01375 Grays Thurrock13 km away
- 01987 Ebbsfleet17 km away
- 01474 Gravesend17 km away
- BT102 allocated blocks on 01268
- Sky UK Limited25 allocated blocks on 01268
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited18 allocated blocks on 01268
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FAQs about 01268
Where is area code 01268?
01268 is Ofcom's Basildon numbering area, in Essex, East of England England. Its exchange town is in Essex. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1268.
Do I need to dial 01268 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01268 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01268 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01268 numbers written?
Numbers on 01268 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01268 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1268 then the local number.
What was the 01268 area code before?
01268 took its current form at PhONEday on 16 April 1995, when a "1" was inserted into every UK geographic code — before that the area dialled 0268. Old signage or stationery showing 0268 refers to the same Basildon numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01268 numbers?
Ofcom lists 104 providers with allocated blocks on 01268. The largest are BT with 102 of the 297 allocated blocks, Sky UK Limited with 25 of the 297 allocated blocks and Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 18 of the 297 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Which area codes are next to 01268?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01277 Brentwood (12 km), 01375 Grays Thurrock (13 km), 01987 Ebbsfleet (17 km) and 01474 Gravesend (17 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01268 number?
On a mobile, text the caller's number to 7726 (free). If you lost money or shared details, call your bank and report it to Report Fraud (0300 123 2040), which replaced Action Fraud in December 2025. Unwanted sales calls go to the ICO after registering with the Telephone Preference Service.