UK area code
01474 area code — Gravesend
01474 is Ofcom’s Gravesend numbering area, in Kent, South East England. 98 phone companies hold its 154 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01474 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01634 Medway (8 km) and 01987 Ebbsfleet (8 km).
01474 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Gravesend
- County
- Kent
- Council area
- Kent
- Region
- South East England
- Number format
- 01474 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0474)
- Allocated blocks
- 154 of 415 (37%) across 98 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 01474 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.
01474 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01474 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01474 234 567.
Before 1995: 01474 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 0474.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01474 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01474 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01474 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 01474 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01474 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01474, 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 | 18 | 18 | 15 July 1994 | 14 April 2022 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 25 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| GTT-EMEA LTD | 6 | 6 | 13 October 2021 | 13 October 2021 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 6 | 6 | 19 January 2012 | 13 April 2018 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 6 | 6 | 10 September 1996 | 17 March 2016 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 4 | 4 | 5 September 2013 | 23 November 2021 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 28 April 2008 | 12 April 2016 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| Colt Technology Services | 2 | 2 | 17 April 2015 | 4 March 2020 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 2 | 2 | 22 December 2004 | 11 March 2021 |
| Media Hawk Ltd | 2 | 2 | 11 April 2013 | 24 April 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 July 2013 | 13 April 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 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| 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 | 23 March 2010 | 23 March 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 June 2006 | 8 June 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 31 January 2020 | 31 January 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 April 2023 | 3 April 2023 |
| Buzz Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2010 | 1 March 2010 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 July 2009 | 13 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 October 2012 | 15 October 2012 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 98 holders.
All number blocks on 01474first 200 of 415, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 147400 | Protected | — |
| +44 147401 | Protected | — |
| +44 147402 | Protected | — |
| +44 147403 | Protected | — |
| +44 147404 | Protected | — |
| +44 147405 | Protected | — |
| +44 147406 | Protected | — |
| +44 147407 | Protected | — |
| +44 147408 | Protected | — |
| +44 147409 | Protected | — |
| +44 147410 | Protected | — |
| +44 147411 | Protected | — |
| +44 147412 | Protected | — |
| +44 147413 | Protected | — |
| +44 147414 | Protected | — |
| +44 147415 | Protected | — |
| +44 147416 | Protected | — |
| +44 147417 | Protected | — |
| +44 147418 | Protected | — |
| +44 147419 | Protected | — |
| +44 147420 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 147421 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474220 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474228 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474229 | Protected | — |
| +44 147423 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1474240 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1474241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474242 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474243 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474244 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474245 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474246 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474247 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1474248 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1474249 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 147425 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 147426 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 147427 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474287 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1474288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474289 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474290 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1474291 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1474292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474299 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 147430 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474310 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1474311 | Allocated | HAVENSTOKE COMMUNICATIONS LTD |
| +44 1474312 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1474313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474314 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1474315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474316 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1474317 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1474318 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1474319 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 147432 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147433 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147434 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 147435 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147436 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474380 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474381 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474382 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474383 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474384 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474385 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474386 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474387 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474388 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474389 | Protected | — |
| +44 147439 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 147440 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 147441 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 147442 | Protected | — |
| +44 147443 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 1474440 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474441 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474442 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474443 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474444 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474445 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474446 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474447 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474448 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1474449 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 147445 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 147446 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1474470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474477 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1474478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474479 | Protected | — |
| +44 147448 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1474490 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1474491 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1474492 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474493 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1474494 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1474495 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1474496 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474497 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1474498 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1474499 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1474500 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1474501 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1474502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474504 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1474505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474509 | Protected | — |
| +44 147451 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1474520 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1474521 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1474522 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474524 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1474525 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1474526 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1474527 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1474528 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1474529 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 147453 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147454 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147455 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 147456 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147457 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147458 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 147459 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1474600 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1474601 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1474602 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1474603 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1474604 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1474605 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474606 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1474607 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1474608 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1474609 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1474610 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474611 | Allocated | WightFibre Limited |
| +44 1474612 | Allocated | Buzz Networks Limited |
| +44 1474613 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1474614 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1474615 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1474616 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1474617 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1474618 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1474619 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1474620 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474621 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1474622 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1474623 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1474624 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474625 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1474626 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1474627 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1474628 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1474629 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474630 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1474631 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1474632 | Allocated | Vonage Business Limited |
| +44 1474633 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1474634 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1474635 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1474636 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1474637 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474638 | Protected | — |
| +44 1474639 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1474640 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
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- 01634 Medway8 km away
- 01987 Ebbsfleet8 km away
- 01375 Grays Thurrock11 km away
- 01322 Dartford15 km away
- BT18 allocated blocks on 01474
- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01474
- GTT-EMEA LTD6 allocated blocks on 01474
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FAQs about 01474
Where is area code 01474?
01474 is Ofcom's Gravesend numbering area, in Kent, South East England. Its exchange town is in Kent. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1474.
Do I need to dial 01474 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01474 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01474 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01474 numbers written?
Numbers on 01474 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01474 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1474 then the local number.
What was the 01474 area code before?
01474 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 0474. Old signage or stationery showing 0474 refers to the same Gravesend numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01474 numbers?
Ofcom lists 98 providers with allocated blocks on 01474. The largest are BT with 18 of the 154 allocated blocks, GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 154 allocated blocks and GTT-EMEA LTD with 6 of the 154 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 01474?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01634 Medway (8 km), 01987 Ebbsfleet (8 km), 01375 Grays Thurrock (11 km) and 01322 Dartford (15 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01474 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.