UK area code
01461 area code — Gretna
01461 is Ofcom’s Gretna numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 82 phone companies hold its 108 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01461 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01228 Carlisle (14 km) and 01576 Lockerbie (23 km).
01461 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Gretna
- Council area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01461 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0461)
- Allocated blocks
- 108 of 424 (25%) across 82 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 01461 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.
01461 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01461 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01461 234 567.
Before 1995: 01461 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 0461.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01461 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01461 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01461 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 01461 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01461 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01461, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 11 | 11 | 5 September 2013 | 10 November 2021 |
| BT | 9 | 9 | 15 July 1994 | 19 February 2024 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 30 November 2009 | 30 November 2009 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 19 January 2012 | 13 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 April 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 April 2010 | 25 June 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 July 2013 | 18 June 2021 |
| (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 | 9 March 2009 | 9 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 May 2010 | 11 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 9 June 2006 | 9 June 2006 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 April 2023 | 3 April 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 9 July 2009 | 9 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 28 October 2015 | 28 October 2015 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 October 2012 | 15 October 2012 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 January 2019 | 22 January 2019 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 5 November 2012 | 5 November 2012 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 October 2005 | 24 October 2005 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 December 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 May 2005 | 17 May 2005 |
Showing the 30 largest of 82 holders.
All number blocks on 01461first 200 of 424, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 146100 | Protected | — |
| +44 146101 | Protected | — |
| +44 146102 | Protected | — |
| +44 146103 | Protected | — |
| +44 146104 | Protected | — |
| +44 146105 | Protected | — |
| +44 146106 | Protected | — |
| +44 146107 | Protected | — |
| +44 146108 | Protected | — |
| +44 146109 | Protected | — |
| +44 146110 | Protected | — |
| +44 146111 | Protected | — |
| +44 146112 | Protected | — |
| +44 146113 | Protected | — |
| +44 146114 | Protected | — |
| +44 146115 | Protected | — |
| +44 146116 | Protected | — |
| +44 146117 | Protected | — |
| +44 146118 | Protected | — |
| +44 146119 | Protected | — |
| +44 146120 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146121 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 146122 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 146123 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 146124 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 146125 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 146126 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 146127 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461280 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1461281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461289 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461297 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1461298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461299 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461300 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1461301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461306 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1461307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461309 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1461310 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1461311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461312 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1461313 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1461314 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1461315 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1461316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461317 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1461318 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1461319 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1461320 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461321 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461322 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461323 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461324 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461325 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461326 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461327 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461328 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461329 | Protected | — |
| +44 146133 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146134 | Protected | — |
| +44 146135 | Protected | — |
| +44 146136 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1461370 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1461371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461377 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461379 | Protected | — |
| +44 146138 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1461390 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1461391 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1461392 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1461393 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1461394 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1461395 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1461396 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1461397 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1461398 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1461399 | Protected | — |
| +44 146140 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146141 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 146142 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 146143 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 146144 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 146145 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 146146 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 146147 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 146148 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 146149 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 146150 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146151 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461520 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1461521 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1461522 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1461523 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1461524 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1461525 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1461526 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1461527 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1461528 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1461529 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461530 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1461531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461532 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1461533 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1461534 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1461535 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1461536 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1461537 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1461538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461539 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1461540 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1461541 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1461542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461547 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1461548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461550 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1461551 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1461552 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1461553 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1461554 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1461555 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1461556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461557 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1461558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461559 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1461560 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1461561 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1461562 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1461563 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1461564 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1461565 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1461566 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1461567 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1461568 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1461569 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1461570 | Free | — |
| +44 1461571 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1461572 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1461573 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1461574 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1461575 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1461576 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1461577 | Free | — |
| +44 1461578 | Free | — |
| +44 1461579 | Free | — |
| +44 1461580 | Free | — |
| +44 1461581 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461589 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1461599 | Protected | — |
| +44 146160 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146161 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1461620 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1461621 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1461622 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
Related lookups
- 01228 Carlisle14 km away
- 01576 Lockerbie23 km away
- 01387 Dumfries36 km away
- 01768 Penrith42 km away
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)11 allocated blocks on 01461
- BT9 allocated blocks on 01461
- Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)3 allocated blocks on 01461
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FAQs about 01461
Where is area code 01461?
01461 is Ofcom's Gretna numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Dumfries and Galloway. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1461.
Do I need to dial 01461 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01461 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01461 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01461 numbers written?
Numbers on 01461 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01461 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1461 then the local number.
What was the 01461 area code before?
01461 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 0461. Old signage or stationery showing 0461 refers to the same Gretna numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01461 numbers?
Ofcom lists 82 providers with allocated blocks on 01461. The largest are Vodafone with 11 of the 108 allocated blocks, BT with 9 of the 108 allocated blocks and Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) with 3 of the 108 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 01461?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01228 Carlisle (14 km), 01576 Lockerbie (23 km), 01387 Dumfries (36 km) and 01768 Penrith (42 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01461 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.