UK area code
01477 area code — Holmes Chapel
01477 is Ofcom’s Holmes Chapel numbering area, in Cheshire, North West England. 83 phone companies hold its 107 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01477 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01260 Congleton (11 km) and 01565 Knutsford (11 km).
01477 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Holmes Chapel
- County
- Cheshire
- Council area
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West England
- Number format
- 01477 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0477)
- Allocated blocks
- 107 of 451 (24%) across 83 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 01477 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.
01477 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01477 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01477 234 567.
Before 1995: 01477 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 0477.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01477 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01477 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01477 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 01477 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01477 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01477, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 25 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| BT | 6 | 6 | 15 July 1994 | 13 September 2021 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 4 | 4 | 5 September 2013 | 23 November 2021 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 30 November 2009 | 30 November 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 2 | 2 | 27 April 2015 | 27 October 2022 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 April 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 19 January 2012 | 19 January 2012 |
| (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 | 4 January 2008 | 4 January 2008 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 13 December 2016 | 13 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 March 2009 | 11 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 May 2010 | 11 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 June 2006 | 8 June 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 3 February 2020 | 3 February 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 April 2023 | 3 April 2023 |
| 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 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 June 2012 | 25 June 2012 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 24 June 2022 | 24 June 2022 |
| Entanet International Ltd | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2007 | 20 December 2007 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 October 2005 | 24 October 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 28 April 2005 | 28 April 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 November 2011 | 10 November 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 19 April 2016 | 19 April 2016 |
Showing the 30 largest of 83 holders.
All number blocks on 01477first 200 of 451, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 147700 | Protected | — |
| +44 147701 | Protected | — |
| +44 147702 | Protected | — |
| +44 147703 | Protected | — |
| +44 147704 | Protected | — |
| +44 147705 | Protected | — |
| +44 147706 | Protected | — |
| +44 147707 | Protected | — |
| +44 147708 | Protected | — |
| +44 147709 | Protected | — |
| +44 147710 | Protected | — |
| +44 147711 | Protected | — |
| +44 147712 | Protected | — |
| +44 147713 | Protected | — |
| +44 147714 | Protected | — |
| +44 147715 | Protected | — |
| +44 147716 | Protected | — |
| +44 147717 | Protected | — |
| +44 147718 | Protected | — |
| +44 147719 | Protected | — |
| +44 147720 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1477210 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1477211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477213 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1477214 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1477215 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1477216 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1477217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477218 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1477219 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 147722 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477230 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477231 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477234 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1477235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477237 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477238 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477239 | Protected | — |
| +44 147724 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477252 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477253 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477259 | Protected | — |
| +44 147726 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 147727 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1477280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477289 | Protected | — |
| +44 147729 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1477300 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477307 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1477308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477309 | Protected | — |
| +44 147731 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 147732 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 147733 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1477340 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1477341 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477342 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477343 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477345 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477347 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477348 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477349 | Protected | — |
| +44 147735 | Protected | — |
| +44 147736 | Protected | — |
| +44 147737 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 147738 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 147739 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1477400 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1477401 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1477402 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1477403 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1477404 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477405 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1477406 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1477407 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1477408 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477409 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 147741 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1477420 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477421 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477423 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477424 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477425 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477427 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477428 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477429 | Protected | — |
| +44 147743 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 147744 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 147745 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1477460 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1477461 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1477462 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1477463 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477464 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1477465 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1477466 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1477467 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1477468 | Allocated | Lanonyx Telecom Limited |
| +44 1477469 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 147747 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477487 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1477488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477489 | Protected | — |
| +44 147749 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 147750 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147751 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 147752 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147753 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147754 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1477550 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477551 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477552 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477553 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477554 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477555 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477556 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477557 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477558 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1477559 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 147756 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 147757 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 147758 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1477590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477599 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 147760 | Protected | — |
| +44 147761 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 147762 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 147763 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 147764 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 147765 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1477660 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477661 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477662 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477663 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477664 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477665 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477666 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477667 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477668 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1477669 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1477670 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477671 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477672 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477673 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477674 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477675 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477676 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477677 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477678 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477679 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477680 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477681 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477682 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477683 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477684 | Protected | — |
| +44 1477685 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01260 Congleton11 km away
- 01565 Knutsford11 km away
- 01606 Northwich12 km away
- 01270 Crewe12 km away
- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01477
- BT6 allocated blocks on 01477
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)4 allocated blocks on 01477
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FAQs about 01477
Where is area code 01477?
01477 is Ofcom's Holmes Chapel numbering area, in Cheshire, North West England. Its exchange town is in Cheshire East. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1477.
Do I need to dial 01477 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01477 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01477 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01477 numbers written?
Numbers on 01477 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01477 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1477 then the local number.
What was the 01477 area code before?
01477 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 0477. Old signage or stationery showing 0477 refers to the same Holmes Chapel numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01477 numbers?
Ofcom lists 83 providers with allocated blocks on 01477. The largest are GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 107 allocated blocks, BT with 6 of the 107 allocated blocks and Vodafone with 4 of the 107 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 01477?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01260 Congleton (11 km), 01565 Knutsford (11 km), 01606 Northwich (12 km) and 01270 Crewe (12 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01477 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.