UK area code
01288 area code — Bude
01288 is Ofcom’s Bude numbering area, in Cornwall, South West England. 88 phone companies hold its 105 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01288 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01409 Holsworthy (14 km) and 01840 Camelford (25 km).
01288 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Bude
- County
- Cornwall
- Council area
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West England
- Number format
- 01288 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0288)
- Allocated blocks
- 105 of 415 (25%) across 88 providers
- Newest block
- 26 January 2026 (1 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01288 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.
01288 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01288 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01288 234 567.
Before 1995: 01288 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 0288.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01288 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01288 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01288 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 26 January 2026. 1 block was allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01288 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01288 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01288, 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 | 8 | 8 | 15 July 1994 | 28 June 2021 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 27 February 2009 | 27 February 2009 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 January 2012 | 14 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 30 November 2007 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 April 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| IP Voice Networks Ltd | 2 | 2 | 20 September 2017 | 20 September 2017 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 June 2013 | 10 January 2024 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 25 July 2014 | 18 October 2022 |
| (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 | 21 June 2006 | 21 June 2006 |
| 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 | 2 March 2009 | 2 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 April 2010 | 26 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 June 2007 | 11 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 14 October 2019 | 14 October 2019 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 8 July 2009 | 8 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2014 |
| Citrus Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2006 | 11 April 2006 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2016 | 20 June 2016 |
| Commi Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 February 2021 | 18 February 2021 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 18 November 2010 | 18 November 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 28 April 2010 | 28 April 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 88 holders.
All number blocks on 01288first 200 of 415, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 128800 | Protected | — |
| +44 128801 | Protected | — |
| +44 128802 | Protected | — |
| +44 128803 | Protected | — |
| +44 128804 | Protected | — |
| +44 128805 | Protected | — |
| +44 128806 | Protected | — |
| +44 128807 | Protected | — |
| +44 128808 | Protected | — |
| +44 128809 | Protected | — |
| +44 128810 | Protected | — |
| +44 128811 | Protected | — |
| +44 128812 | Protected | — |
| +44 128813 | Protected | — |
| +44 128814 | Protected | — |
| +44 128815 | Protected | — |
| +44 128816 | Protected | — |
| +44 128817 | Protected | — |
| +44 128818 | Protected | — |
| +44 128819 | Protected | — |
| +44 128820 | Allocated | Citrus Telecommunications Ltd |
| +44 128821 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1288220 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288228 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288229 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288230 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288231 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288234 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288237 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288238 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288239 | Protected | — |
| +44 128824 | Protected | — |
| +44 128825 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 128826 | Protected | — |
| +44 128827 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 128828 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1288290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288299 | Protected | — |
| +44 128830 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 128831 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 128832 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 128833 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 128834 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 128835 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 128836 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1288370 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1288371 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1288372 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1288373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288374 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1288375 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1288376 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1288377 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1288378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288379 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 128838 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 128839 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 128840 | Protected | — |
| +44 128841 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 128842 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1288430 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1288431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288434 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288439 | Protected | — |
| +44 128844 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 128845 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 128846 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 128847 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1288480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288488 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1288489 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 128849 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1288500 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288501 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288504 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288507 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1288508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288509 | Protected | — |
| +44 128851 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 128852 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 128853 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 128854 | Protected | — |
| +44 128855 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 128856 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 128857 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1288580 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1288581 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1288582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288587 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1288588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288589 | Protected | — |
| +44 128859 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 128860 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 128861 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 128862 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 128863 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 128864 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 128865 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288660 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1288661 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1288662 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1288663 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1288664 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1288665 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1288666 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1288667 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1288668 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1288669 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1288670 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288671 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1288672 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1288673 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1288674 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288675 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1288676 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1288677 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288678 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1288679 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1288680 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1288681 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1288682 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1288683 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1288684 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1288685 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1288686 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1288687 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1288688 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288689 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1288690 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1288691 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1288692 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288693 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1288694 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1288695 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1288696 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1288697 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1288698 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1288699 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288700 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1288701 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1288702 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1288703 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1288704 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1288705 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1288706 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1288707 | Protected | — |
| +44 1288708 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1288709 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1288710 | Allocated | Jurassic Fibre Limited |
| +44 1288711 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1288712 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1288713 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1288714 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1288715 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1288716 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1288717 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1288718 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1288719 | Free | — |
| +44 1288720 | Free | — |
| +44 1288721 | Free | — |
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- 01409 Holsworthy14 km away
- 01840 Camelford25 km away
- 01566 Launceston25 km away
- 01805 Torrington31 km away
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- TalkTalk Communications Limited3 allocated blocks on 01288
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FAQs about 01288
Where is area code 01288?
01288 is Ofcom's Bude numbering area, in Cornwall, South West England. Its exchange town is in Cornwall. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1288.
Do I need to dial 01288 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01288 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01288 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01288 numbers written?
Numbers on 01288 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01288 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1288 then the local number.
What was the 01288 area code before?
01288 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 0288. Old signage or stationery showing 0288 refers to the same Bude numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01288 numbers?
Ofcom lists 88 providers with allocated blocks on 01288. The largest are BT with 8 of the 105 allocated blocks, Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) with 3 of the 105 allocated blocks and TalkTalk Communications Limited with 3 of the 105 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 01288?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01409 Holsworthy (14 km), 01840 Camelford (25 km), 01566 Launceston (25 km) and 01805 Torrington (31 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01288 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.