UK area code
01453 area code — Dursley
01453 is Ofcom’s Dursley numbering area, in Gloucestershire, South West England. 92 phone companies hold its 135 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01453 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01594 Lydney (13 km) and 01454 Chipping Sodbury (16 km).
01453 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Dursley
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Council area
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West England
- Number format
- 01453 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0453)
- Allocated blocks
- 135 of 433 (31%) across 92 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 01453 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.
01453 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01453 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01453 234 567.
Before 1995: 01453 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 0453.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01453 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01453 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01453 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 01453 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01453 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01453, 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 | 19 | 19 | 15 July 1994 | 18 September 2023 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 25 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 6 | 6 | 19 January 2012 | 22 March 2019 |
| Colt Technology Services | 3 | 3 | 30 January 2013 | 23 May 2013 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 3 | 3 | 4 September 2013 | 10 November 2021 |
| 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 | 4 March 2005 | 22 September 2021 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 26 May 2006 | 26 May 2006 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 11 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 30 March 2012 | 30 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 23 June 2006 | 23 June 2006 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 13 December 2016 | 13 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 6 March 2009 | 6 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 March 2010 | 22 March 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 9 June 2006 | 9 June 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 21 October 2020 | 21 October 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 29 March 2023 | 29 March 2023 |
| Buzz Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 4 March 2010 | 4 March 2010 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 9 July 2009 | 9 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| 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 | 2 December 2010 | 2 December 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 28 April 2010 | 28 April 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 92 holders.
All number blocks on 01453first 200 of 433, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 145300 | Protected | — |
| +44 145301 | Protected | — |
| +44 145302 | Protected | — |
| +44 145303 | Protected | — |
| +44 145304 | Protected | — |
| +44 145305 | Protected | — |
| +44 145306 | Protected | — |
| +44 145307 | Protected | — |
| +44 145308 | Protected | — |
| +44 145309 | Protected | — |
| +44 145310 | Protected | — |
| +44 145311 | Protected | — |
| +44 145312 | Protected | — |
| +44 145313 | Protected | — |
| +44 145314 | Protected | — |
| +44 145315 | Protected | — |
| +44 145316 | Protected | — |
| +44 145317 | Protected | — |
| +44 145318 | Protected | — |
| +44 145319 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453207 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453209 | Protected | — |
| +44 145321 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 145322 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 145323 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 145324 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 145325 | Protected | — |
| +44 145326 | Protected | — |
| +44 145327 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 145328 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1453290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453297 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1453298 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1453299 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 145330 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 145331 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 145332 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 145333 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1453340 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453341 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453342 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453343 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453345 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453347 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1453348 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453349 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453350 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1453351 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1453352 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1453353 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1453354 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1453355 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453356 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1453357 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1453358 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1453359 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1453360 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1453361 | Allocated | Verizon UK Limited |
| +44 1453362 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1453363 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1453364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453365 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1453366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453367 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1453368 | Allocated | Buzz Networks Limited |
| +44 1453369 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1453370 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1453371 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1453372 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1453373 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1453374 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1453375 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1453376 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1453377 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1453378 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1453379 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1453380 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453381 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1453382 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453383 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1453384 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1453385 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1453386 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453387 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1453388 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1453389 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1453390 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453391 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1453392 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1453393 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1453394 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1453395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453396 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1453397 | Free | — |
| +44 1453398 | Free | — |
| +44 1453399 | Free | — |
| +44 145340 | Protected | — |
| +44 145341 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1453420 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453421 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453423 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1453424 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453425 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453427 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453428 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453429 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 145343 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 145344 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 145345 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 145346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453477 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1453478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453479 | Protected | — |
| +44 145348 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1453490 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1453491 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1453492 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1453493 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1453494 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1453495 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1453496 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453497 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1453498 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1453499 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 145350 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 145351 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 145352 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 145353 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 145354 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1453550 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453551 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453552 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453553 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453554 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453555 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453556 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453557 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453558 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1453559 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 145356 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1453570 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1453571 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1453572 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1453573 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1453574 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1453575 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1453576 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1453577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453578 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1453579 | Protected | — |
| +44 145358 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1453590 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1453591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453599 | Protected | — |
| +44 1453600 | Free | — |
| +44 1453601 | Free | — |
| +44 1453602 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1453603 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1453604 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1453605 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1453606 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1453607 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1453608 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1453609 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1453610 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1453611 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1453612 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1453613 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
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- 01594 Lydney13 km away
- 01454 Chipping Sodbury16 km away
- 01666 Malmesbury20 km away
- 01452 Gloucester22 km away
- BT19 allocated blocks on 01453
- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01453
- TalkTalk Communications Limited6 allocated blocks on 01453
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FAQs about 01453
Where is area code 01453?
01453 is Ofcom's Dursley numbering area, in Gloucestershire, South West England. Its exchange town is in Gloucestershire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1453.
Do I need to dial 01453 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01453 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01453 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01453 numbers written?
Numbers on 01453 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01453 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1453 then the local number.
What was the 01453 area code before?
01453 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 0453. Old signage or stationery showing 0453 refers to the same Dursley numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01453 numbers?
Ofcom lists 92 providers with allocated blocks on 01453. The largest are BT with 19 of the 135 allocated blocks, GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 135 allocated blocks and TalkTalk Communications Limited with 6 of the 135 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 01453?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01594 Lydney (13 km), 01454 Chipping Sodbury (16 km), 01666 Malmesbury (20 km) and 01452 Gloucester (22 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01453 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.