UK area code
01772 area code — Preston
01772 is Ofcom’s Preston numbering area, in Lancashire, North West England. 82 phone companies hold its 422 allocated number blocks. Visitors have checked 22 different 01772 numbers here. Its numbers are written like 01772 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01257 Coppull (5 km) and 01204 Bolton (11 km).
01772 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Preston
- County
- Lancashire
- Council area
- Lancashire
- Region
- North West England
- Number format
- 01772 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0772)
- Allocated blocks
- 422 of 532 (79%) across 82 providers
- Newest block
- 17 March 2026 (1 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 01772 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.
- Checks
- 22
- Different numbers checked
- 22
- Different people checking
- 22
That makes 01772 numbers the 53rd most-checked of the 443 UK area codes people have looked up here.
Caller verdicts on 01772 numbers: 1
1 safe. Too few to show shares yet.
Most-reported and most-checked 01772 numbers
| Number | Verdicts | Reports | People checking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01772 584729 | 1 safe | — | 1 |
If a 01772 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.
01772 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01772 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01772 234 567.
Before 1995: 01772 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 0772.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01772 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01772 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01772 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 17 March 2026. 1 block was allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01772 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01772 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01772, 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 | 204 | 204 | 15 July 1994 | 15 May 2025 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 29 | 29 | 5 April 2004 | 5 July 2022 |
| Sky UK Limited | 27 | 27 | 20 June 2013 | 9 January 2025 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 18 | 18 | 19 January 2010 | 13 November 2020 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 17 | 17 | 18 June 2013 | 16 November 2021 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 9 | 9 | 30 March 2017 | 22 December 2023 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 8 | 8 | 16 March 2016 | 16 March 2016 |
| Colt Technology Services | 7 | 7 | 20 October 2011 | 10 April 2025 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 6 | 6 | 28 January 2010 | 31 March 2022 |
| TGL Services (UK) Ltd | 6 | 6 | 2 February 2015 | 2 February 2015 |
| Calltracks Limited | 4 | 4 | 23 September 2013 | 2 October 2018 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 4 | 4 | 6 April 2006 | 24 April 2009 |
| Served Up Limited | 4 | 4 | 29 June 2010 | 29 June 2010 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 2 | 2 | 27 December 2007 | 26 July 2019 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 15 March 2016 | 12 April 2016 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2012 | 23 October 2014 |
| Infinity Tracking Ltd | 2 | 2 | 22 March 2019 | 9 April 2019 |
| Media Hawk Ltd | 2 | 2 | 10 April 2013 | 23 October 2017 |
| Redcentric Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 June 2015 | 5 June 2015 |
| Verizon UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 24 November 2004 | 24 November 2004 |
| Voiceflex Limited | 2 | 2 | 27 September 2007 | 11 March 2022 |
| Voxbone SA | 2 | 2 | 29 January 2008 | 3 April 2024 |
| Ziron Limited | 2 | 2 | 31 July 2012 | 12 April 2021 |
| (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 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 April 2009 | 2 April 2009 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 9 October 2008 | 9 October 2008 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 9 April 2020 | 9 April 2020 |
| Buzz Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 February 2010 | 24 February 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 82 holders.
All number blocks on 01772first 200 of 532, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 177200 | Protected | — |
| +44 177201 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 177202 | Protected | — |
| +44 177203 | Protected | — |
| +44 177204 | Protected | — |
| +44 177205 | Protected | — |
| +44 177206 | Protected | — |
| +44 177207 | Protected | — |
| +44 177208 | Protected | — |
| +44 177209 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772100 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772101 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772102 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772103 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772104 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772105 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772106 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772107 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772108 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772109 | Protected | — |
| +44 177211 | Protected | — |
| +44 177212 | Protected | — |
| +44 177213 | Protected | — |
| +44 177214 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1772150 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772151 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772152 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772153 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772154 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772155 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772156 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772157 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772158 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1772159 | Protected | — |
| +44 177216 | Protected | — |
| +44 177217 | Protected | — |
| +44 177218 | Protected | — |
| +44 177219 | Protected | — |
| +44 1772200 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772201 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772202 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772203 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772204 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772205 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772206 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772207 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772208 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772209 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772210 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1772211 | Allocated | Twilio Ireland Limited |
| +44 1772212 | Free | — |
| +44 1772213 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772214 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1772215 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1772216 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772217 | Allocated | Vonage Business Limited |
| +44 1772218 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1772219 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1772220 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772221 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772222 | Free | — |
| +44 1772223 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772224 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772225 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772226 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772227 | Free | — |
| +44 1772228 | Free | — |
| +44 1772229 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772230 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772231 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1772232 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772233 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772234 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772235 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772236 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772237 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772238 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772239 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 177224 | Allocated | Daisy Communications Ltd |
| +44 177225 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772260 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772261 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772262 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772263 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772264 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772265 | Free | — |
| +44 1772266 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772267 | Free | — |
| +44 1772268 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772269 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1772270 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772271 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772272 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772273 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772274 | Free | — |
| +44 1772275 | Free | — |
| +44 1772276 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772277 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772278 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772279 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 177228 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 177229 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772300 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772301 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772302 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772303 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1772304 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772305 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772306 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772307 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1772308 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1772309 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772310 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772311 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772312 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772313 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772314 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772315 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772316 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772317 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772318 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772319 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 177232 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 177233 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772340 | Allocated | Infinity Tracking Ltd |
| +44 1772341 | Allocated | Infinity Tracking Ltd |
| +44 1772342 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1772343 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772344 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772345 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772346 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772347 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1772348 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1772349 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1772350 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1772351 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1772352 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1772353 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1772354 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1772355 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1772356 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772357 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1772358 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1772359 | Free | — |
| +44 1772360 | Free | — |
| +44 1772361 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1772362 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1772363 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1772364 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1772365 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1772366 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1772367 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1772368 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1772369 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1772370 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772371 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772372 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772373 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772374 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1772375 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772376 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1772377 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1772378 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772379 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772380 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1772381 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772382 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1772383 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772384 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772385 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772386 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772387 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772388 | Allocated | HAVENSTOKE COMMUNICATIONS LTD |
| +44 1772389 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772390 | Free | — |
| +44 1772391 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772392 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772393 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1772394 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1772395 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772396 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1772397 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1772398 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1772399 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1772400 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772401 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772402 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772403 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772404 | Free | — |
| +44 1772405 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772406 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772407 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772408 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772409 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772410 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772411 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772412 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772413 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1772414 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1772415 | Allocated | BT |
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- 01204 Bolton11 km away
- 01942 Wigan12 km away
- 01254 Blackburn14 km away
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- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited29 allocated blocks on 01772
- Sky UK Limited27 allocated blocks on 01772
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FAQs about 01772
Where is area code 01772?
01772 is Ofcom's Preston numbering area, in Lancashire, North West England. Its exchange town is in Lancashire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1772.
Do I need to dial 01772 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01772 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01772 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01772 numbers written?
Numbers on 01772 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01772 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1772 then the local number.
What was the 01772 area code before?
01772 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 0772. Old signage or stationery showing 0772 refers to the same Preston numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01772 numbers?
Ofcom lists 82 providers with allocated blocks on 01772. The largest are BT with 204 of the 422 allocated blocks, Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 29 of the 422 allocated blocks and Sky UK Limited with 27 of the 422 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Are 01772 numbers reported as scams?
Visitors have checked 22 different 01772 numbers here 22 times since May 2026. 1 caller verdict have been left on 01772 numbers: 0 scam, 0 nuisance and 1 safe.
Which area codes are next to 01772?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01257 Coppull (5 km), 01204 Bolton (11 km), 01942 Wigan (12 km) and 01254 Blackburn (14 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01772 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.