UK area code
01425 area code — Ringwood
01425 is Ofcom’s Ringwood numbering area, in Hampshire, South East England. 91 phone companies hold its 131 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01425 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01725 Rockbourne (13 km) and 01202 Bournemouth (15 km).
01425 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Ringwood
- County
- Hampshire
- Council area
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East England
- Number format
- 01425 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0425)
- Allocated blocks
- 131 of 460 (28%) across 91 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 01425 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.
01425 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01425 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01425 234 567.
Before 1995: 01425 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 0425.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01425 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01425 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01425 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 01425 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01425 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01425, 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 | 15 | 15 | 15 July 1994 | 20 July 2023 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 25 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Sky UK Limited | 7 | 7 | 2 July 2013 | 17 February 2022 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 5 | 5 | 19 January 2012 | 30 August 2016 |
| Colt Technology Services | 2 | 2 | 22 April 2015 | 14 April 2020 |
| 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 | 5 April 2004 | 5 August 2022 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 2 September 2013 | 2 September 2013 |
| VoiceHost Limited | 2 | 2 | 22 June 2010 | 9 August 2010 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 11 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 January 2020 | 21 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 March 2012 | 29 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 5 March 2009 | 5 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 March 2010 | 22 March 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 7 June 2007 | 7 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 24 April 2020 | 24 April 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2023 | 11 April 2023 |
| Buzz Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 4 March 2010 | 4 March 2010 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 10 July 2009 | 10 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| Citrus Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2006 | 11 April 2006 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 October 2012 | 15 October 2012 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 December 2010 | 3 December 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 May 2016 | 17 May 2016 |
Showing the 30 largest of 91 holders.
All number blocks on 01425first 200 of 460, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 142500 | Protected | — |
| +44 142501 | Protected | — |
| +44 142502 | Protected | — |
| +44 142503 | Protected | — |
| +44 142504 | Protected | — |
| +44 142505 | Protected | — |
| +44 142506 | Protected | — |
| +44 142507 | Protected | — |
| +44 142508 | Protected | — |
| +44 142509 | Protected | — |
| +44 142510 | Protected | — |
| +44 142511 | Protected | — |
| +44 142512 | Protected | — |
| +44 142513 | Protected | — |
| +44 142514 | Protected | — |
| +44 142515 | Protected | — |
| +44 142516 | Protected | — |
| +44 142517 | Protected | — |
| +44 142518 | Protected | — |
| +44 142519 | Protected | — |
| +44 142520 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 142521 | Protected | — |
| +44 142522 | Allocated | Citrus Telecommunications Ltd |
| +44 142523 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 142524 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1425250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425252 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425253 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425259 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425260 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1425261 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1425262 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1425263 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425264 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1425265 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425266 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425267 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1425268 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1425269 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 142527 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 142528 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1425290 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1425291 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1425292 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1425293 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1425294 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1425295 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1425296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425297 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1425298 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1425299 | Protected | — |
| +44 142530 | Protected | — |
| +44 142531 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 142532 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 142533 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 142534 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 142535 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 142536 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 142537 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1425380 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425381 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425382 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425383 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425384 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425385 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425386 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425387 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425388 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1425389 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 142539 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 142540 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1425410 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425411 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1425412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425413 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425417 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425418 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425419 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425420 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425421 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425423 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425424 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1425425 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425427 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425428 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425429 | Protected | — |
| +44 142543 | Protected | — |
| +44 142544 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 142545 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 142546 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 142547 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 142548 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 142549 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1425500 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1425501 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1425502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425503 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1425504 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1425505 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1425506 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1425507 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1425508 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1425509 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1425510 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1425511 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1425512 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1425513 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1425514 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1425515 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1425516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425517 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1425518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425519 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425520 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425521 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1425522 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1425523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425524 | Allocated | Buzz Networks Limited |
| +44 1425525 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1425526 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1425527 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1425528 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1425529 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1425530 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1425531 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1425532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425533 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1425534 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1425535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425536 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1425537 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1425538 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1425539 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1425540 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1425541 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1425542 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1425543 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1425544 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1425545 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1425546 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1425547 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1425548 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1425549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425550 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1425551 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 1425552 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1425553 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1425554 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1425555 | Allocated | TelXL Limited |
| +44 1425556 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1425557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425558 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1425559 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1425560 | Allocated | Lanonyx Telecom Limited |
| +44 1425561 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1425562 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1425563 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1425564 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1425565 | Allocated | GO Internet Ltd |
| +44 1425566 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1425567 | Free | — |
| +44 1425568 | Free | — |
| +44 1425569 | Free | — |
| +44 1425570 | Free | — |
| +44 1425571 | Free | — |
| +44 1425572 | Free | — |
| +44 1425573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425580 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425581 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425589 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1425595 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01725 Rockbourne13 km away
- 01202 Bournemouth15 km away
- 01590 Lymington19 km away
- 01794 Romsey26 km away
- BT15 allocated blocks on 01425
- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01425
- Sky UK Limited7 allocated blocks on 01425
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FAQs about 01425
Where is area code 01425?
01425 is Ofcom's Ringwood numbering area, in Hampshire, South East England. Its exchange town is in Hampshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1425.
Do I need to dial 01425 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01425 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01425 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01425 numbers written?
Numbers on 01425 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01425 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1425 then the local number.
What was the 01425 area code before?
01425 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 0425. Old signage or stationery showing 0425 refers to the same Ringwood numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01425 numbers?
Ofcom lists 91 providers with allocated blocks on 01425. The largest are BT with 15 of the 131 allocated blocks, GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 131 allocated blocks and Sky UK Limited with 7 of the 131 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 01425?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01725 Rockbourne (13 km), 01202 Bournemouth (15 km), 01590 Lymington (19 km) and 01794 Romsey (26 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01425 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.