UK area code
01271 area code — Barnstaple
01271 is Ofcom’s Barnstaple numbering area, in Devon, South West England. 99 phone companies hold its 157 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01271 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01237 Bideford (12 km) and 01805 Torrington (16 km).
01271 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Barnstaple
- County
- Devon
- Council area
- Devon
- Region
- South West England
- Number format
- 01271 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0271)
- Allocated blocks
- 157 of 478 (33%) across 99 providers
- Newest block
- 26 January 2026 (2 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01271 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.
01271 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01271 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01271 234 567.
Before 1995: 01271 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 0271.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01271 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01271 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01271 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 26 January 2026. 2 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01271 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01271 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01271, 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 | 17 | 17 | 15 July 1994 | 25 June 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 20 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 8 | 8 | 4 October 2013 | 15 November 2021 |
| Sky UK Limited | 7 | 7 | 26 June 2013 | 30 October 2025 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 5 | 5 | 18 January 2012 | 19 February 2013 |
| GTT-EMEA LTD | 4 | 4 | 14 October 2021 | 14 October 2021 |
| Colt Technology Services | 3 | 3 | 21 April 2015 | 8 September 2020 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 29 November 2007 | 12 April 2016 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 3 | 3 | 23 April 2010 | 22 June 2012 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Barritel Limited | 2 | 2 | 8 October 2008 | 23 December 2022 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 2 | 2 | 7 February 2005 | 11 March 2021 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 July 2012 | 23 December 2016 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 19 October 2011 | 19 October 2011 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 March 2012 | 26 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 25 April 2017 | 25 April 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 February 2009 | 27 February 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 February 2010 | 25 February 2010 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 3 October 2019 | 3 October 2019 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| Buzz Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2010 | 1 March 2010 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 8 July 2009 | 8 July 2009 |
| Citrus Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2006 | 11 April 2006 |
| Commi Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 August 2013 | 29 August 2013 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 99 holders.
All number blocks on 01271first 200 of 478, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 127100 | Protected | — |
| +44 127101 | Protected | — |
| +44 127102 | Protected | — |
| +44 127103 | Protected | — |
| +44 127104 | Protected | — |
| +44 127105 | Protected | — |
| +44 127106 | Protected | — |
| +44 127107 | Protected | — |
| +44 127108 | Protected | — |
| +44 127109 | Protected | — |
| +44 127110 | Protected | — |
| +44 127111 | Protected | — |
| +44 127112 | Protected | — |
| +44 127113 | Protected | — |
| +44 127114 | Protected | — |
| +44 127115 | Protected | — |
| +44 127116 | Protected | — |
| +44 127117 | Protected | — |
| +44 127118 | Protected | — |
| +44 127119 | Protected | — |
| +44 127120 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1271210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271212 | Allocated | Planet Telecom Ltd |
| +44 1271213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271219 | Protected | — |
| +44 127122 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 127123 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1271240 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271242 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271243 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271244 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271245 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271246 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271247 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271248 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271249 | Protected | — |
| +44 127125 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1271260 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271261 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271262 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271263 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271264 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271265 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271266 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271267 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1271268 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1271269 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 127127 | Protected | — |
| +44 127128 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1271290 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1271291 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1271292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271299 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 127130 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 127131 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 127132 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 127133 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 127134 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1271350 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271351 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271352 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271353 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271354 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271355 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271356 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271357 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271358 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271359 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1271360 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1271361 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1271362 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1271363 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1271364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271366 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1271367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271368 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1271369 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 127137 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 127138 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 127139 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 127140 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 127141 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 127142 | Protected | — |
| +44 127143 | Protected | — |
| +44 127144 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1271450 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1271451 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1271452 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1271453 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1271454 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271455 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1271456 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1271457 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1271458 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1271459 | Protected | — |
| +44 127146 | Allocated | Citrus Telecommunications Ltd |
| +44 127147 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 127148 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1271490 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271492 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271493 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271494 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1271495 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271496 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1271497 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1271498 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271499 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1271500 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1271501 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271504 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271509 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271510 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271511 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271512 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271514 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271515 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271517 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1271518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271519 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271520 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1271521 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 1271522 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1271523 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1271524 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1271525 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1271526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271527 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1271528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271529 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1271530 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1271531 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1271532 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1271533 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1271534 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1271535 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1271536 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1271537 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1271538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271539 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1271540 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1271541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271542 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1271543 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1271544 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1271545 | Allocated | Buzz Networks Limited |
| +44 1271546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271547 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1271548 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1271549 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1271550 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1271551 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1271552 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1271553 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1271554 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1271555 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1271556 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1271557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271558 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1271559 | Protected | — |
| +44 127156 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 127157 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 127158 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1271590 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1271591 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1271592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271593 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1271594 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1271595 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1271596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1271597 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1271598 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1271599 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1271600 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1271601 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1271602 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1271603 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1271604 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
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- 01237 Bideford12 km away
- 01805 Torrington16 km away
- 01769 South Molton17 km away
- 01598 Lynton22 km away
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- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01271
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FAQs about 01271
Where is area code 01271?
01271 is Ofcom's Barnstaple numbering area, in Devon, South West England. Its exchange town is in Devon. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1271.
Do I need to dial 01271 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01271 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01271 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01271 numbers written?
Numbers on 01271 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01271 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1271 then the local number.
What was the 01271 area code before?
01271 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 0271. Old signage or stationery showing 0271 refers to the same Barnstaple numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01271 numbers?
Ofcom lists 99 providers with allocated blocks on 01271. The largest are BT with 17 of the 157 allocated blocks, GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 157 allocated blocks and Vodafone with 8 of the 157 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 01271?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01237 Bideford (12 km), 01805 Torrington (16 km), 01769 South Molton (17 km) and 01598 Lynton (22 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01271 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.