UK area code
01298 area code — Buxton
01298 is Ofcom’s Buxton numbering area, in Derbyshire, East Midlands England. 92 phone companies hold its 146 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01298 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01663 New Mills (14 km) and 01625 Macclesfield (15 km).
01298 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Buxton
- County
- Derbyshire
- Council area
- Derbyshire
- Region
- East Midlands England
- Number format
- 01298 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0298)
- Allocated blocks
- 146 of 406 (36%) across 92 providers
- Newest block
- 17 March 2026 (2 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01298 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.
01298 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01298 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01298 234 567.
Before 1995: 01298 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 0298.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01298 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01298 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01298 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 17 March 2026. 2 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01298 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01298 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01298, 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 | 26 | 26 | 15 July 1994 | 13 September 2021 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 20 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 7 | 7 | 19 August 2013 | 23 November 2021 |
| Sky UK Limited | 4 | 4 | 1 July 2013 | 22 September 2021 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 23 August 2007 | 13 February 2013 |
| Colt Technology Services | 2 | 2 | 21 April 2015 | 22 April 2025 |
| Datazero Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 December 2010 | 29 April 2019 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 30 November 2007 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 2 | 2 | 25 April 2005 | 22 September 2021 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 10 September 2012 | 10 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 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 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2009 | 2 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 February 2010 | 26 February 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 June 2007 | 12 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 |
| 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 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
Showing the 30 largest of 92 holders.
All number blocks on 01298first 200 of 406, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 129800 | Protected | — |
| +44 129801 | Protected | — |
| +44 129802 | Protected | — |
| +44 129803 | Protected | — |
| +44 129804 | Protected | — |
| +44 129805 | Protected | — |
| +44 129806 | Protected | — |
| +44 129807 | Protected | — |
| +44 129808 | Protected | — |
| +44 129809 | Protected | — |
| +44 129810 | Protected | — |
| +44 129811 | Protected | — |
| +44 129812 | Protected | — |
| +44 129813 | Protected | — |
| +44 129814 | Protected | — |
| +44 129815 | Protected | — |
| +44 129816 | Protected | — |
| +44 129817 | Protected | — |
| +44 129818 | Protected | — |
| +44 129819 | Protected | — |
| +44 129820 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 129821 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 129822 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 129823 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 129824 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 129825 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 129826 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 129827 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 129828 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1298290 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1298291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298292 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1298293 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1298294 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1298295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298296 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1298297 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1298298 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1298299 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 129830 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1298310 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298319 | Protected | — |
| +44 129832 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298330 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1298331 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298333 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298334 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298335 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298336 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298337 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298338 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1298339 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1298340 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298341 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298342 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298343 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298345 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298347 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298348 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298349 | Protected | — |
| +44 129835 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1298360 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1298361 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298364 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1298365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298368 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298369 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298377 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1298378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298379 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298380 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1298381 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1298382 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298383 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1298384 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1298385 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1298386 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298387 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1298388 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1298389 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1298390 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1298391 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1298392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298399 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1298400 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1298401 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1298402 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1298403 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1298404 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1298405 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1298406 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1298407 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1298408 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1298409 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1298410 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1298411 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298413 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1298414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298415 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1298416 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1298417 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1298418 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1298419 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1298420 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1298421 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1298422 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1298423 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298424 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1298425 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1298426 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1298427 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1298428 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1298429 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298430 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1298431 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1298432 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1298433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298434 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1298435 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1298436 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1298437 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1298438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298439 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1298440 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298441 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1298442 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1298443 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1298444 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1298445 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1298446 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1298447 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298448 | Allocated | HAVENSTOKE COMMUNICATIONS LTD |
| +44 1298449 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1298450 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298451 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1298452 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1298453 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1298454 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1298455 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1298456 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 1298457 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1298458 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1298459 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1298460 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1298461 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1298462 | Allocated | Lanonyx Telecom Limited |
| +44 1298463 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1298464 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1298465 | Free | — |
| +44 1298466 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1298467 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1298468 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1298469 | Free | — |
| +44 1298470 | Free | — |
| +44 1298471 | Free | — |
| +44 1298472 | Free | — |
| +44 1298473 | Free | — |
| +44 1298474 | Free | — |
| +44 1298475 | Free | — |
| +44 1298476 | Free | — |
| +44 1298477 | Free | — |
| +44 1298478 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1298479 | Free | — |
| +44 1298480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1298487 | Protected | — |
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- 01663 New Mills14 km away
- 01625 Macclesfield15 km away
- 01433 Hathersage19 km away
- 01457 Glossop21 km away
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- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)7 allocated blocks on 01298
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FAQs about 01298
Where is area code 01298?
01298 is Ofcom's Buxton numbering area, in Derbyshire, East Midlands England. Its exchange town is in Derbyshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1298.
Do I need to dial 01298 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01298 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01298 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01298 numbers written?
Numbers on 01298 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01298 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1298 then the local number.
What was the 01298 area code before?
01298 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 0298. Old signage or stationery showing 0298 refers to the same Buxton numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01298 numbers?
Ofcom lists 92 providers with allocated blocks on 01298. The largest are BT with 26 of the 146 allocated blocks, GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 146 allocated blocks and Vodafone with 7 of the 146 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 01298?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01663 New Mills (14 km), 01625 Macclesfield (15 km), 01433 Hathersage (19 km) and 01457 Glossop (21 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01298 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.