UK area code
01708 area code — Romford
01708 is Ofcom’s Romford numbering area, in Greater London. 103 phone companies hold its 273 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01708 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01277 Brentwood (10 km) and 01375 Grays Thurrock (14 km).
01708 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Romford
- County
- Greater London
- Council area
- Havering
- Region
- London, England
- Number format
- 01708 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0708)
- Allocated blocks
- 273 of 433 (63%) across 103 providers
- Newest block
- 9 September 2026 (5 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 01708 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.
Caller verdicts on 01708 numbers: 1
1 scam. Too few to show shares yet.
Most-reported and most-checked 01708 numbers
| Number | Verdicts | Reports | People checking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01708 202702 | 1 scam | — | 1 |
If a 01708 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.
01708 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01708 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01708 234 567.
Before 1995: 01708 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 0708.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01708 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01708 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01708 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 9 September 2026. 5 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01708 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01708 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01708, 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 | 68 | 68 | 15 July 1994 | 6 February 2024 |
| Sky UK Limited | 22 | 22 | 20 June 2013 | 8 September 2020 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 15 | 15 | 16 May 1995 | 17 March 2016 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 14 | 14 | 5 April 2004 | 9 September 2026 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 11 | 11 | 31 August 2011 | 24 November 2017 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 8 | 8 | 17 November 2011 | 17 November 2011 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 7 | 7 | 25 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 6 | 6 | 25 July 2011 | 25 July 2011 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 6 | 6 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 6 | 6 | 14 October 2013 | 16 November 2021 |
| Calltracks Limited | 3 | 3 | 23 September 2013 | 23 August 2017 |
| Colt Technology Services | 3 | 3 | 17 April 2015 | 5 July 2022 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| IOVOX Limited | 3 | 3 | 4 July 2012 | 18 September 2025 |
| Voxbone SA | 3 | 3 | 29 January 2008 | 17 March 2026 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 November 2004 | 4 August 2006 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 April 2010 | 26 June 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Media Hawk Ltd | 2 | 2 | 10 April 2013 | 5 March 2021 |
| Served Up Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 March 2013 | 1 March 2013 |
| TTNC Limited | 2 | 2 | 15 November 2013 | 11 September 2015 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 12 September 2012 | 12 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 September 2019 | 30 September 2019 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 April 2012 | 10 April 2012 |
| 8x8 UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 February 2010 | 24 February 2010 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 6 January 2017 | 6 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2009 | 27 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 March 2010 | 26 March 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 103 holders.
All number blocks on 01708first 200 of 433, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 170800 | Protected | — |
| +44 170801 | Protected | — |
| +44 170802 | Protected | — |
| +44 170803 | Protected | — |
| +44 170804 | Protected | — |
| +44 170805 | Protected | — |
| +44 170806 | Protected | — |
| +44 170807 | Protected | — |
| +44 170808 | Protected | — |
| +44 170809 | Protected | — |
| +44 170810 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708110 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708111 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708112 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708113 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708114 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708115 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708116 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708117 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708118 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708119 | Protected | — |
| +44 170812 | Protected | — |
| +44 170813 | Protected | — |
| +44 170814 | Protected | — |
| +44 170815 | Protected | — |
| +44 170816 | Protected | — |
| +44 170817 | Protected | — |
| +44 170818 | Protected | — |
| +44 170819 | Protected | — |
| +44 170820 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1708210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708219 | Protected | — |
| +44 170822 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170823 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1708240 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1708241 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1708242 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1708243 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1708244 | Allocated | Hyperoptic Ltd |
| +44 1708245 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1708246 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1708247 | Free | — |
| +44 1708248 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708249 | Protected | — |
| +44 170825 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708260 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708261 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708262 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708263 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708264 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708265 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708266 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708267 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708268 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708269 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708270 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708271 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708272 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1708273 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1708274 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708275 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708276 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708277 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708278 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708279 | Protected | — |
| +44 170828 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1708290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708294 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1708295 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1708296 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1708297 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1708298 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1708299 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 170830 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1708310 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708311 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708312 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708313 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708314 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708315 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708316 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708317 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708319 | Protected | — |
| +44 170832 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 170833 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170834 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170835 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1708360 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708361 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708368 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708369 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170837 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170838 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708390 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1708391 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1708392 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1708393 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1708394 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1708395 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1708396 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1708397 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1708398 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1708399 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 170840 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 170841 | Allocated | Syntec Limited |
| +44 170842 | Protected | — |
| +44 170843 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170844 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170845 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708460 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708461 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708462 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708463 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708464 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708465 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708466 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708467 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708468 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708469 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 170847 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708480 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1708481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708489 | Protected | — |
| +44 170849 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 170850 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 170851 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 170852 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708530 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708531 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708532 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708533 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708534 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708535 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708536 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708540 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1708541 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1708542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708544 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1708545 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1708546 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1708547 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1708548 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1708549 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 170855 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708560 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1708561 | Allocated | HAVENSTOKE COMMUNICATIONS LTD |
| +44 1708562 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1708563 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1708564 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1708565 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1708566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1708567 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1708568 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1708569 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1708570 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1708571 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1708572 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1708573 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1708574 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708575 | Allocated | Orange Business Holdings UK Limited |
| +44 1708576 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1708577 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1708578 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1708579 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 170858 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1708590 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1708591 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1708592 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708593 | Allocated | NFON UK Ltd |
| +44 1708594 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1708595 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
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FAQs about 01708
Where is area code 01708?
01708 is Ofcom's Romford numbering area, in Greater London. Its exchange town is in Havering. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1708.
Do I need to dial 01708 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01708 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01708 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01708 numbers written?
Numbers on 01708 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01708 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1708 then the local number.
What was the 01708 area code before?
01708 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 0708. Old signage or stationery showing 0708 refers to the same Romford numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01708 numbers?
Ofcom lists 103 providers with allocated blocks on 01708. The largest are BT with 68 of the 273 allocated blocks, Sky UK Limited with 22 of the 273 allocated blocks and Virgin Media Limited with 15 of the 273 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Are 01708 numbers reported as scams?
1 caller verdict have been left on 01708 numbers: 1 scam, 0 nuisance and 0 safe.
Which area codes are next to 01708?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01277 Brentwood (10 km), 01375 Grays Thurrock (14 km), 01322 Dartford (16 km) and 01987 Ebbsfleet (18 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01708 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.