UK area code
01356 area code — Brechin
01356 is Ofcom’s Brechin numbering area, in Angus, Scotland. 81 phone companies hold its 95 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01356 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01674 Montrose (12 km) and 01561 Laurencekirk (16 km).
01356 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Brechin
- Council area
- Angus
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01356 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0356)
- Allocated blocks
- 95 of 415 (23%) across 81 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 01356 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 Police Scotland on 101. In Scotland fraud goes to Police Scotland rather than Report Fraud.
01356 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01356 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01356 234 567.
Before 1995: 01356 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 0356.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01356 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01356 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01356 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 01356 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01356 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01356, 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 | 7 | 7 | 15 July 1994 | 11 April 1996 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 6 August 2009 | 6 August 2009 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 3 | 3 | 5 September 2013 | 23 November 2021 |
| 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 | 25 April 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 18 January 2012 | 18 January 2012 |
| (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 | 27 March 2012 | 27 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 June 2006 | 21 June 2006 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 13 December 2016 | 13 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 4 March 2009 | 4 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 October 2012 | 18 October 2012 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 2 November 2006 | 2 November 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 20 August 2021 | 20 August 2021 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 9 July 2009 | 9 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 1 July 2016 | 1 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 28 April 2010 | 28 April 2010 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 October 2005 | 21 October 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 May 2005 | 17 May 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 16 May 2011 | 16 May 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 November 2015 | 20 November 2015 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 April 2012 | 13 April 2012 |
Showing the 30 largest of 81 holders.
All number blocks on 01356first 200 of 415, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 135600 | Protected | — |
| +44 135601 | Protected | — |
| +44 135602 | Protected | — |
| +44 135603 | Protected | — |
| +44 135604 | Protected | — |
| +44 135605 | Protected | — |
| +44 135606 | Protected | — |
| +44 135607 | Protected | — |
| +44 135608 | Protected | — |
| +44 135609 | Protected | — |
| +44 135610 | Protected | — |
| +44 135611 | Protected | — |
| +44 135612 | Protected | — |
| +44 135613 | Protected | — |
| +44 135614 | Protected | — |
| +44 135615 | Protected | — |
| +44 135616 | Protected | — |
| +44 135617 | Protected | — |
| +44 135618 | Protected | — |
| +44 135619 | Protected | — |
| +44 135620 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1356210 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1356211 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1356212 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1356213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356214 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1356215 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1356216 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1356217 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1356218 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1356219 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 135622 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 135623 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 135624 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356250 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1356251 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1356252 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1356253 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1356254 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1356255 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1356256 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1356257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356259 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 135626 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1356270 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1356271 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356272 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1356273 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1356274 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1356275 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1356276 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1356277 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1356278 | Free | — |
| +44 1356279 | Free | — |
| +44 135628 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 135629 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1356300 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356308 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1356309 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 135631 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 135632 | Protected | — |
| +44 135633 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 135634 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 135635 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 135636 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1356370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356377 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1356378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356379 | Protected | — |
| +44 135638 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 135639 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 135640 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 135641 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356420 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1356421 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356423 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356424 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356425 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356427 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356428 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356429 | Protected | — |
| +44 135643 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 135644 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 135645 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 135646 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 135647 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 135648 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 135649 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1356500 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1356501 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1356502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356504 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356507 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1356508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356509 | Protected | — |
| +44 135651 | Protected | — |
| +44 135652 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1356530 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1356531 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1356532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356533 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1356534 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1356535 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1356536 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1356537 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1356538 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1356539 | Protected | — |
| +44 135654 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1356550 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1356551 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1356552 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1356553 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1356554 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1356555 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1356556 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1356557 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1356558 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1356559 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1356560 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1356561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356562 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1356563 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1356564 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 1356565 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1356566 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1356567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356568 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1356569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356570 | Free | — |
| +44 1356571 | Free | — |
| +44 1356572 | Free | — |
| +44 1356573 | Free | — |
| +44 1356574 | Free | — |
| +44 1356575 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1356576 | Free | — |
| +44 1356577 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1356578 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1356579 | Free | — |
| +44 1356580 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356581 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356589 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356599 | Protected | — |
| +44 135660 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 135661 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 135662 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 135663 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 135664 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 135665 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 135666 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 135667 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 135668 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 135669 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 135670 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1356710 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356711 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356712 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356713 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356714 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356715 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356716 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356717 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356718 | Protected | — |
| +44 1356719 | Protected | — |
| +44 135672 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 135673 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
Related lookups
- 01674 Montrose12 km away
- 01561 Laurencekirk16 km away
- 01307 Forfar17 km away
- 01241 Arbroath19 km away
- BT7 allocated blocks on 01356
- Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)3 allocated blocks on 01356
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)3 allocated blocks on 01356
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FAQs about 01356
Where is area code 01356?
01356 is Ofcom's Brechin numbering area, in Angus, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Angus. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1356.
Do I need to dial 01356 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01356 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01356 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01356 numbers written?
Numbers on 01356 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01356 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1356 then the local number.
What was the 01356 area code before?
01356 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 0356. Old signage or stationery showing 0356 refers to the same Brechin numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01356 numbers?
Ofcom lists 81 providers with allocated blocks on 01356. The largest are BT with 7 of the 95 allocated blocks, Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) with 3 of the 95 allocated blocks and Vodafone with 3 of the 95 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 01356?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01674 Montrose (12 km), 01561 Laurencekirk (16 km), 01307 Forfar (17 km) and 01241 Arbroath (19 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01356 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 Police Scotland on 101. Unwanted sales calls go to the ICO after registering with the Telephone Preference Service.