UK area code
01608 area code — Chipping Norton
01608 is Ofcom’s Chipping Norton numbering area, in Oxfordshire, South East England. 92 phone companies hold its 117 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01608 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01451 Stow-on-the-Wold (12 km) and 01993 Witney (18 km).
01608 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Chipping Norton
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Council area
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East England
- Number format
- 01608 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0608)
- Allocated blocks
- 117 of 415 (28%) across 92 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 01608 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.
01608 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01608 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01608 234 567.
Before 1995: 01608 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 0608.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01608 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01608 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01608 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 01608 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01608 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01608, 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 | 10 | 10 | 15 July 1994 | 8 December 2022 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 8 | 8 | 7 February 2013 | 7 February 2013 |
| Sky UK Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 July 2013 | 10 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 16 May 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 | 20 December 2023 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 6 September 2013 | 10 August 2015 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 12 September 2012 | 12 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 April 2012 | 5 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 6 January 2017 | 6 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 25 March 2009 | 25 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 May 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 June 2007 | 22 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 14 October 2019 | 14 October 2019 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 29 March 2023 | 29 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 14 July 2009 | 14 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2014 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 5 May 2015 | 5 May 2015 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 4 November 2010 | 4 November 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 92 holders.
All number blocks on 01608first 200 of 415, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 160800 | Protected | — |
| +44 160801 | Protected | — |
| +44 160802 | Protected | — |
| +44 160803 | Protected | — |
| +44 160804 | Protected | — |
| +44 160805 | Protected | — |
| +44 160806 | Protected | — |
| +44 160807 | Protected | — |
| +44 160808 | Protected | — |
| +44 160809 | Protected | — |
| +44 160810 | Protected | — |
| +44 160811 | Protected | — |
| +44 160812 | Protected | — |
| +44 160813 | Protected | — |
| +44 160814 | Protected | — |
| +44 160815 | Protected | — |
| +44 160816 | Protected | — |
| +44 160817 | Protected | — |
| +44 160818 | Protected | — |
| +44 160819 | Protected | — |
| +44 160820 | Protected | — |
| +44 160821 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 160822 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1608230 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608231 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608234 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608237 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1608238 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1608239 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 160824 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 160825 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 160826 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 160827 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 160828 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 160829 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 160830 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608310 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1608311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608319 | Protected | — |
| +44 160832 | Protected | — |
| +44 160833 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 160834 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1608350 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608351 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608352 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608353 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608354 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608355 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608356 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608357 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1608358 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608359 | Protected | — |
| +44 160836 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 160837 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 160838 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 160839 | Allocated | Verizon UK Limited |
| +44 160840 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 160841 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 160842 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1608430 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1608431 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1608432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608433 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1608434 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1608435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608436 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1608437 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1608438 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1608439 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 160844 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 160845 | Protected | — |
| +44 160846 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 160847 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608480 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1608481 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1608482 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1608483 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1608484 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1608485 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1608486 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1608487 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1608488 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1608489 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1608490 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1608491 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1608492 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608493 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608494 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1608495 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1608496 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1608497 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1608498 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608499 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1608500 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1608501 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1608502 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1608503 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1608504 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1608505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608506 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1608507 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1608508 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1608509 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1608510 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1608511 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1608512 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1608513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608514 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1608515 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1608516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608517 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1608518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608519 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1608520 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1608521 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1608522 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608523 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1608524 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1608525 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1608526 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1608527 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1608528 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1608529 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1608530 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1608531 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1608532 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1608533 | Allocated | NFON UK Ltd |
| +44 1608534 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1608535 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1608536 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1608537 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1608538 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1608539 | Free | — |
| +44 1608540 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1608541 | Free | — |
| +44 1608542 | Free | — |
| +44 1608543 | Free | — |
| +44 1608544 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1608545 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1608546 | Free | — |
| +44 1608547 | Free | — |
| +44 1608548 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1608549 | Free | — |
| +44 1608550 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608551 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608552 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608553 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608554 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608555 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608559 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608579 | Protected | — |
| +44 160858 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1608590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608599 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608600 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608602 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608603 | Protected | — |
| +44 1608604 | Protected | — |
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- 01451 Stow-on-the-Wold12 km away
- 01993 Witney18 km away
- 01295 Banbury20 km away
- 01865 Oxford24 km away
- BT10 allocated blocks on 01608
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited8 allocated blocks on 01608
- Sky UK Limited3 allocated blocks on 01608
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FAQs about 01608
Where is area code 01608?
01608 is Ofcom's Chipping Norton numbering area, in Oxfordshire, South East England. Its exchange town is in Oxfordshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1608.
Do I need to dial 01608 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01608 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01608 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01608 numbers written?
Numbers on 01608 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01608 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1608 then the local number.
What was the 01608 area code before?
01608 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 0608. Old signage or stationery showing 0608 refers to the same Chipping Norton numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01608 numbers?
Ofcom lists 92 providers with allocated blocks on 01608. The largest are BT with 10 of the 117 allocated blocks, Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 8 of the 117 allocated blocks and Sky UK Limited with 3 of the 117 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 01608?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01451 Stow-on-the-Wold (12 km), 01993 Witney (18 km), 01295 Banbury (20 km) and 01865 Oxford (24 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01608 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.