UK area code
01747 area code — Shaftesbury
01747 is Ofcom’s Shaftesbury numbering area, in Dorset, South West England. 88 phone companies hold its 114 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01747 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01258 Blandford (16 km) and 01963 Wincanton (16 km).
01747 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Shaftesbury
- County
- Dorset
- Council area
- Dorset
- Region
- South West England
- Number format
- 01747 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0747)
- Allocated blocks
- 114 of 406 (28%) 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.
If a 01747 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.
01747 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01747 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01747 234 567.
Before 1995: 01747 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 0747.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01747 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01747 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01747 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 01747 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01747 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01747, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 26 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| BT | 10 | 10 | 15 July 1994 | 22 February 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 3 | 3 | 24 June 2013 | 14 April 2022 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 20 January 2012 | 12 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 September 2012 | 26 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 January 2020 | 21 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 April 2012 | 10 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 4 August 2006 | 4 August 2006 |
| 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 | 23 June 2006 | 23 June 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 24 April 2020 | 24 April 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2023 | 11 April 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 14 July 2009 | 14 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 September 2013 | 23 September 2013 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2016 | 20 June 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 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 August 2010 | 6 August 2010 |
| 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 | 17 May 2016 | 17 May 2016 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 June 2012 | 26 June 2012 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2022 | 20 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 November 2005 | 11 November 2005 |
Showing the 30 largest of 88 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Shaftesbury
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Shaftesbury STSHABYStop sell 08-Aug-23 · Tranche 9
All number blocks on 01747first 200 of 406, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 174700 | Protected | — |
| +44 174701 | Protected | — |
| +44 174702 | Protected | — |
| +44 174703 | Protected | — |
| +44 174704 | Protected | — |
| +44 174705 | Protected | — |
| +44 174706 | Protected | — |
| +44 174707 | Protected | — |
| +44 174708 | Protected | — |
| +44 174709 | Protected | — |
| +44 174710 | Protected | — |
| +44 174711 | Protected | — |
| +44 174712 | Protected | — |
| +44 174713 | Protected | — |
| +44 174714 | Protected | — |
| +44 174715 | Protected | — |
| +44 174716 | Protected | — |
| +44 174717 | Protected | — |
| +44 174718 | Protected | — |
| +44 174719 | Protected | — |
| +44 174720 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 174721 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1747220 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747228 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1747229 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 174723 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1747240 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747241 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747242 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747243 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747244 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747245 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747246 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747247 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747248 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747249 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 174725 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 174726 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 174727 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 174728 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747297 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1747298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747299 | Protected | — |
| +44 174730 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 174731 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 174732 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 174733 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 174734 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1747350 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1747351 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1747352 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1747353 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1747354 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1747355 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747356 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1747357 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1747358 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1747359 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1747360 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1747361 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747368 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747369 | Protected | — |
| +44 174737 | Protected | — |
| +44 174738 | Protected | — |
| +44 174739 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 174740 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1747410 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1747411 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1747412 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1747413 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1747414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747415 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1747416 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1747417 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1747418 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1747419 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 174742 | Protected | — |
| +44 174743 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 174744 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 174745 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1747460 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1747461 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747462 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747463 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747464 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1747465 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747466 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747467 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747468 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747469 | Protected | — |
| +44 174747 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1747480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747489 | Protected | — |
| +44 174749 | Protected | — |
| +44 174750 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 174751 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 174752 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 174753 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 174754 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 174755 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 174756 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 174757 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 174758 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1747590 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1747591 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1747592 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1747593 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1747594 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1747595 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1747596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747597 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1747598 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1747599 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1747600 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747602 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747603 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747604 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747605 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747606 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747607 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747608 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747609 | Protected | — |
| +44 174761 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1747620 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747621 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747622 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747623 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747624 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747625 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747626 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747627 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747628 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747629 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747630 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1747631 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1747632 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1747633 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1747634 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1747635 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1747636 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747637 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1747638 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1747639 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 174764 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1747650 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747651 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747652 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747653 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747654 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747655 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747656 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747657 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1747658 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747659 | Protected | — |
| +44 174766 | Protected | — |
| +44 174767 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747680 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1747681 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1747682 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1747683 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1747684 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1747685 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1747686 | Free | — |
| +44 1747687 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1747688 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747689 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 174769 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1747700 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1747701 | Protected | — |
| +44 1747702 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1747703 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
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- 01963 Wincanton16 km away
- 01985 Warminster22 km away
- 01725 Rockbourne25 km away
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- Sky UK Limited3 allocated blocks on 01747
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FAQs about 01747
Where is area code 01747?
01747 is Ofcom's Shaftesbury numbering area, in Dorset, South West England. Its exchange town is in Dorset. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1747.
Do I need to dial 01747 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01747 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01747 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01747 numbers written?
Numbers on 01747 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01747 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1747 then the local number.
What was the 01747 area code before?
01747 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 0747. Old signage or stationery showing 0747 refers to the same Shaftesbury numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01747 numbers?
Ofcom lists 88 providers with allocated blocks on 01747. The largest are GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 114 allocated blocks, BT with 10 of the 114 allocated blocks and Sky UK Limited with 3 of the 114 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 01747?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01258 Blandford (16 km), 01963 Wincanton (16 km), 01985 Warminster (22 km) and 01725 Rockbourne (25 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01747 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.