UK area code
01488 area code — Hungerford
01488 is Ofcom’s Hungerford numbering area, in Berkshire, South East England. 91 phone companies hold its 138 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01488 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01635 Newbury (14 km) and 01672 Marlborough (15 km).
01488 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Hungerford
- County
- Berkshire
- Council area
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East England
- Number format
- 01488 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0488)
- Allocated blocks
- 138 of 397 (35%) across 91 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 01488 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.
01488 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01488 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01488 234 567.
Before 1995: 01488 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 0488.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01488 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01488 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01488 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 01488 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01488 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01488, 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 | 11 | 11 | 15 July 1994 | 27 October 1997 |
| Barritel Limited | 9 | 9 | 16 November 2011 | 16 November 2011 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 8 | 8 | 19 November 2012 | 19 November 2012 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 6 | 6 | 17 November 2011 | 17 November 2011 |
| Served Up Limited | 4 | 4 | 1 March 2013 | 1 March 2013 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 May 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| GTT-EMEA LTD | 3 | 3 | 13 October 2021 | 13 October 2021 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 5 October 2012 | 5 October 2012 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 31 August 2011 | 13 February 2013 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 3 | 3 | 5 September 2013 | 23 November 2021 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 April 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 July 2013 | 18 July 2024 |
| (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 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 7 September 2011 | 7 September 2011 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 May 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 6 February 2020 | 6 February 2020 |
| 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 | 13 July 2009 | 13 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 18 July 2016 | 18 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 October 2012 | 15 October 2012 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 December 2010 | 2 December 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 91 holders.
All number blocks on 01488first 200 of 397, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 148800 | Protected | — |
| +44 148801 | Protected | — |
| +44 148802 | Protected | — |
| +44 148803 | Protected | — |
| +44 148804 | Protected | — |
| +44 148805 | Protected | — |
| +44 148806 | Protected | — |
| +44 148807 | Protected | — |
| +44 148808 | Protected | — |
| +44 148809 | Protected | — |
| +44 148810 | Protected | — |
| +44 148811 | Protected | — |
| +44 148812 | Protected | — |
| +44 148813 | Protected | — |
| +44 148814 | Protected | — |
| +44 148815 | Protected | — |
| +44 148816 | Protected | — |
| +44 148817 | Protected | — |
| +44 148818 | Protected | — |
| +44 148819 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488207 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488208 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1488209 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 148821 | Protected | — |
| +44 148822 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 148823 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 148824 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 148825 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 148826 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 148827 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 148828 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 148829 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1488300 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1488301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488309 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488310 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1488311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488319 | Protected | — |
| +44 148832 | Protected | — |
| +44 148833 | Protected | — |
| +44 148834 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1488350 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488351 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488352 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488353 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488354 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488355 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488356 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488357 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1488358 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488359 | Protected | — |
| +44 148836 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 148837 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 148838 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1488390 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488391 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1488392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488393 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1488394 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1488395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488396 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1488397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488398 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1488399 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1488400 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488401 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1488402 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1488403 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488404 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488405 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488406 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488407 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488408 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488409 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488410 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488411 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488413 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488417 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488418 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488419 | Protected | — |
| +44 148842 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1488430 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488434 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488439 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488440 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1488441 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1488442 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1488443 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1488444 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1488445 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488446 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1488447 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1488448 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1488449 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 148845 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 148846 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1488470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488477 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1488478 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1488479 | Protected | — |
| +44 148848 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488490 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488491 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1488492 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1488493 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1488494 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1488495 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1488496 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1488497 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1488498 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1488499 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488500 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488501 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488502 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488503 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488504 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488505 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488507 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488508 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1488509 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488510 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1488511 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488512 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488514 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488515 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488517 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488519 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488520 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1488521 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488522 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488524 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1488525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488527 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488529 | Protected | — |
| +44 148853 | Allocated | Verizon UK Limited |
| +44 148854 | Protected | — |
| +44 148855 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1488560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488567 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1488568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488569 | Protected | — |
| +44 148857 | Protected | — |
| +44 148858 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 148859 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 148860 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 148861 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488620 | Protected | — |
| +44 1488621 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1488622 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
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- 01635 Newbury14 km away
- 01672 Marlborough15 km away
- 01264 Andover21 km away
- 01793 Swindon24 km away
- BT11 allocated blocks on 01488
- Barritel Limited9 allocated blocks on 01488
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited8 allocated blocks on 01488
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FAQs about 01488
Where is area code 01488?
01488 is Ofcom's Hungerford numbering area, in Berkshire, South East England. Its exchange town is in West Berkshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1488.
Do I need to dial 01488 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01488 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01488 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01488 numbers written?
Numbers on 01488 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01488 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1488 then the local number.
What was the 01488 area code before?
01488 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 0488. Old signage or stationery showing 0488 refers to the same Hungerford numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01488 numbers?
Ofcom lists 91 providers with allocated blocks on 01488. The largest are BT with 11 of the 138 allocated blocks, Barritel Limited with 9 of the 138 allocated blocks and Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 8 of the 138 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 01488?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01635 Newbury (14 km), 01672 Marlborough (15 km), 01264 Andover (21 km) and 01793 Swindon (24 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01488 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.