UK area code
01487 area code — Warboys
01487 is Ofcom’s Warboys numbering area, in Cambridgeshire, East of England England. 88 phone companies hold its 124 allocated number blocks. Visitors have checked 26 different 01487 numbers here. Its numbers are written like 01487 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01354 Chatteris (10 km) and 01480 Huntingdon (11 km).
01487 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Warboys
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Council area
- Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England England
- Number format
- 01487 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0487)
- Allocated blocks
- 124 of 433 (29%) across 88 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.
What people check and report about 01487 numbers
From searches in our lookup form since 13 May 2026 and the verdicts and reports visitors left. A check means someone typed the number in, usually after a missed call.
- Checks
- 35
- Different numbers checked
- 26
- Different people checking
- 34
That makes 01487 numbers the 29th most-checked of the 443 UK area codes people have looked up here.
Caller verdicts on 01487 numbers: 1
1 scam. Too few to show shares yet.
Most-reported and most-checked 01487 numbers
| Number | Verdicts | Reports | People checking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01487 280211 | 1 scam | — | 2 |
If a 01487 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.
01487 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01487 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01487 234 567.
Before 1995: 01487 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 0487.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01487 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01487 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01487 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 01487 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01487 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01487, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Media Limited | 11 | 11 | 29 June 2012 | 29 June 2012 |
| BT | 8 | 8 | 15 July 1994 | 9 March 2020 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 8 | 8 | 8 February 2013 | 8 February 2013 |
| Sky UK Limited | 4 | 4 | 5 July 2013 | 20 March 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 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 May 2017 | 22 December 2023 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 5 September 2013 | 17 November 2022 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 11 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 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 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 March 2009 | 11 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 May 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 June 2007 | 21 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 10 July 2020 | 10 July 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2023 | 11 April 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 July 2009 | 13 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 4 July 2016 | 4 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 October 2012 | 15 October 2012 |
| 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 | 2 December 2010 | 2 December 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
Showing the 30 largest of 88 holders.
All number blocks on 01487first 200 of 433, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 148700 | Protected | — |
| +44 148701 | Protected | — |
| +44 148702 | Protected | — |
| +44 148703 | Protected | — |
| +44 148704 | Protected | — |
| +44 148705 | Protected | — |
| +44 148706 | Protected | — |
| +44 148707 | Protected | — |
| +44 148708 | Protected | — |
| +44 148709 | Protected | — |
| +44 148710 | Protected | — |
| +44 148711 | Protected | — |
| +44 148712 | Protected | — |
| +44 148713 | Protected | — |
| +44 148714 | Protected | — |
| +44 148715 | Protected | — |
| +44 148716 | Protected | — |
| +44 148717 | Protected | — |
| +44 148718 | Protected | — |
| +44 148719 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487207 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487208 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1487209 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 148721 | Protected | — |
| +44 148722 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 148723 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 148724 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 148725 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 148726 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 148727 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1487280 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1487281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487289 | Protected | — |
| +44 148729 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 148730 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 148731 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 148732 | Protected | — |
| +44 148733 | Protected | — |
| +44 148734 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1487350 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487351 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487352 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487353 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487354 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487355 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487356 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487357 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1487358 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487359 | Protected | — |
| +44 148736 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 148737 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 148738 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 148739 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 148740 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 148741 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 148742 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 148743 | Protected | — |
| +44 148744 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1487450 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1487451 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1487452 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487453 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487454 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487455 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487456 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487457 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1487458 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487459 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487460 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1487461 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1487462 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1487463 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1487464 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1487465 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1487466 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1487467 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1487468 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1487469 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487470 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1487471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487472 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1487473 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1487474 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1487475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487476 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1487477 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1487478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487479 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1487480 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1487481 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1487482 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1487483 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1487484 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1487485 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1487486 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1487487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487488 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1487489 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1487490 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487491 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1487492 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1487493 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1487494 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1487495 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1487496 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1487497 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1487498 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1487499 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1487500 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1487501 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1487502 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1487503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487504 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1487505 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1487506 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1487507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487508 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1487509 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487510 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1487511 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1487512 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1487513 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1487514 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1487515 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1487516 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1487517 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1487518 | Free | — |
| +44 1487519 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1487520 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1487521 | Free | — |
| +44 1487522 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1487523 | Free | — |
| +44 1487524 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1487525 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1487526 | Allocated | Truespeed Communications Ltd |
| +44 1487527 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1487528 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1487529 | Free | — |
| +44 1487530 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487550 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487551 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487552 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487553 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487554 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487555 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487559 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1487577 | Protected | — |
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- 01480 Huntingdon11 km away
- 01954 Madingley21 km away
- 01733 Peterborough22 km away
- Virgin Media Limited11 allocated blocks on 01487
- BT8 allocated blocks on 01487
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited8 allocated blocks on 01487
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FAQs about 01487
Where is area code 01487?
01487 is Ofcom's Warboys numbering area, in Cambridgeshire, East of England England. Its exchange town is in Cambridgeshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1487.
Do I need to dial 01487 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01487 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01487 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01487 numbers written?
Numbers on 01487 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01487 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1487 then the local number.
What was the 01487 area code before?
01487 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 0487. Old signage or stationery showing 0487 refers to the same Warboys numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01487 numbers?
Ofcom lists 88 providers with allocated blocks on 01487. The largest are Virgin Media Limited with 11 of the 124 allocated blocks, BT with 8 of the 124 allocated blocks and Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 8 of the 124 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Are 01487 numbers reported as scams?
Visitors have checked 26 different 01487 numbers here 35 times since May 2026. 1 caller verdict have been left on 01487 numbers: 1 scam, 0 nuisance and 0 safe.
Which area codes are next to 01487?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01354 Chatteris (10 km), 01480 Huntingdon (11 km), 01954 Madingley (21 km) and 01733 Peterborough (22 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01487 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.