UK area code
01694 area code — Church Stretton
01694 is Ofcom’s Church Stretton numbering area, in Shropshire, West Midlands England. 83 phone companies hold its 91 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01694 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01588 Bishops Castle (14 km) and 01743 Shrewsbury (19 km).
01694 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Church Stretton
- County
- Shropshire
- Council area
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands England
- Number format
- 01694 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0694)
- Allocated blocks
- 91 of 451 (20%) 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 01694 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.
01694 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01694 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01694 234 567.
Before 1995: 01694 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 0694.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01694 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01694 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01694 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 01694 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01694 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01694, 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 | 5 | 5 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 1994 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| 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 | 10 April 2012 | 10 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 December 2007 | 27 December 2007 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 March 2009 | 30 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 June 2007 | 27 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 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 18 July 2016 | 18 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 December 2010 | 2 December 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 January 2020 | 8 January 2020 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 28 April 2010 | 28 April 2010 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 November 2005 | 11 November 2005 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 28 April 2005 | 28 April 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 December 2011 | 21 December 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 October 2016 | 21 October 2016 |
Showing the 30 largest of 83 holders.
All number blocks on 01694first 200 of 451, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 169400 | Protected | — |
| +44 169401 | Protected | — |
| +44 169402 | Protected | — |
| +44 169403 | Protected | — |
| +44 169404 | Protected | — |
| +44 169405 | Protected | — |
| +44 169406 | Protected | — |
| +44 169407 | Protected | — |
| +44 169408 | Protected | — |
| +44 169409 | Protected | — |
| +44 169410 | Protected | — |
| +44 169411 | Protected | — |
| +44 169412 | Protected | — |
| +44 169413 | Protected | — |
| +44 169414 | Protected | — |
| +44 169415 | Protected | — |
| +44 169416 | Protected | — |
| +44 169417 | Protected | — |
| +44 169418 | Protected | — |
| +44 169419 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694204 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1694205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694207 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694209 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694219 | Protected | — |
| +44 169422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694230 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1694231 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1694232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694233 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1694234 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1694235 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1694236 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1694237 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1694238 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1694239 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 169424 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 169425 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 169426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694270 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1694271 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694272 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1694273 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1694274 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1694275 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694276 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694277 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694278 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694279 | Protected | — |
| +44 169428 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 169429 | Protected | — |
| +44 169430 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 169431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694320 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694321 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694322 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694323 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694324 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694325 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694326 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694327 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694328 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1694329 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 169433 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 169434 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 169435 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1694360 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694361 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694367 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1694368 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694369 | Protected | — |
| +44 169437 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 169438 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1694390 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1694391 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694399 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694400 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694401 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694402 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694403 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694404 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694405 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694406 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694407 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694408 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694409 | Protected | — |
| +44 169441 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1694420 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694421 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694423 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694424 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694425 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694427 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694428 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694429 | Protected | — |
| +44 169443 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 169444 | Protected | — |
| +44 169445 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1694460 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694461 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694462 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694463 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694464 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694465 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694466 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694467 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694468 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694469 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694477 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1694478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694479 | Protected | — |
| +44 169448 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 169449 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 169450 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 169451 | Protected | — |
| +44 169452 | Protected | — |
| +44 169453 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 169454 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 169455 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 169456 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 169457 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 169458 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 169459 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 169460 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 169461 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1694620 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1694621 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1694622 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1694623 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1694624 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1694625 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1694626 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1694627 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1694628 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1694629 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694630 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694631 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1694632 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1694633 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1694634 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694635 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1694636 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694637 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694638 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694639 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694640 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694641 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1694642 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1694643 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1694644 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694645 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1694646 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694647 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1694648 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1694649 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1694650 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1694651 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1694652 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1694653 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1694654 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1694655 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1694656 | Protected | — |
| +44 1694657 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1694658 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
Related lookups
- 01588 Bishops Castle14 km away
- 01743 Shrewsbury19 km away
- 01584 Ludlow20 km away
- 01746 Bridgnorth26 km away
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- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01694
- Fuse 2 Communications Ltd2 allocated blocks on 01694
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FAQs about 01694
Where is area code 01694?
01694 is Ofcom's Church Stretton numbering area, in Shropshire, West Midlands England. Its exchange town is in Shropshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1694.
Do I need to dial 01694 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01694 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01694 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01694 numbers written?
Numbers on 01694 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01694 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1694 then the local number.
What was the 01694 area code before?
01694 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 0694. Old signage or stationery showing 0694 refers to the same Church Stretton numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01694 numbers?
Ofcom lists 83 providers with allocated blocks on 01694. The largest are BT with 5 of the 91 allocated blocks, Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 91 allocated blocks and Fuse 2 Communications Ltd with 2 of the 91 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 01694?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01588 Bishops Castle (14 km), 01743 Shrewsbury (19 km), 01584 Ludlow (20 km) and 01746 Bridgnorth (26 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01694 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.