UK area code
01803 area code — Torquay
01803 is Ofcom’s Torquay numbering area, in Devon, South West England. 104 phone companies hold its 198 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01803 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01626 Newton Abbot (9 km) and 01364 Ashburton (17 km).
01803 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Torquay
- County
- Devon
- Region
- South West England
- Number format
- 01803 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0803)
- Allocated blocks
- 198 of 379 (52%) across 104 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 01803 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.
01803 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01803 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01803 234 567.
Before 1995: 01803 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 0803.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01803 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01803 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01803 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 01803 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01803 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01803, 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 | 34 | 34 | 15 July 1994 | 20 November 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 15 | 15 | 28 June 2013 | 15 May 2025 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 2 May 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 11 | 11 | 7 August 2007 | 21 November 2018 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 11 | 11 | 6 September 2013 | 16 November 2021 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 7 | 7 | 5 April 2004 | 21 December 2021 |
| Colt Technology Services | 3 | 3 | 7 May 2015 | 27 January 2025 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 23 May 2008 | 12 April 2016 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 3 | 3 | 14 March 2016 | 16 February 2017 |
| Datazero Ltd | 2 | 2 | 2 November 2010 | 29 April 2019 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2012 | 31 January 2017 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 September 2012 | 26 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 |
| 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 | 26 October 2016 | 26 October 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 April 2009 | 2 April 2009 |
| Antheus Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 August 2017 | 23 August 2017 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 March 2010 | 29 March 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 2 October 2006 | 2 October 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 10 July 2020 | 10 July 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Buzz Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2010 | 1 March 2010 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 July 2009 | 17 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 October 2012 | 11 October 2012 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
Showing the 30 largest of 104 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Torquay
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- St Marychurch WWSMARStop sell 04-Jun-24 · Tranche 12
- Torquay WWTORQStop sell 26-May-25 · Tranche 16
All number blocks on 01803first 200 of 379, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 180300 | Protected | — |
| +44 180301 | Protected | — |
| +44 180302 | Protected | — |
| +44 180303 | Protected | — |
| +44 180304 | Protected | — |
| +44 180305 | Protected | — |
| +44 180306 | Protected | — |
| +44 180307 | Protected | — |
| +44 180308 | Protected | — |
| +44 180309 | Protected | — |
| +44 180310 | Protected | — |
| +44 180311 | Protected | — |
| +44 180312 | Protected | — |
| +44 180313 | Protected | — |
| +44 180314 | Protected | — |
| +44 180315 | Protected | — |
| +44 180316 | Protected | — |
| +44 180317 | Protected | — |
| +44 180318 | Protected | — |
| +44 180319 | Protected | — |
| +44 180320 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 180321 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 180322 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 180323 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 180324 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 180325 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1803260 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1803261 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1803262 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1803263 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803264 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1803265 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1803266 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1803267 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803268 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1803269 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803270 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803271 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803272 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803273 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1803274 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803275 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803276 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803277 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803278 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803279 | Protected | — |
| +44 180328 | Protected | — |
| +44 180329 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1803300 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1803301 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1803302 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1803303 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1803304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803305 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1803306 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1803307 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1803308 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1803309 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 180331 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 180332 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1803330 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803331 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1803332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803333 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803334 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803335 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803336 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803337 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803338 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803339 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803340 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803341 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803342 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803343 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803345 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803346 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803347 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803348 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803349 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 180335 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1803360 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1803361 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803362 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1803363 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803364 | Allocated | Vonage Business Limited |
| +44 1803365 | Allocated | Liquid 11 Limited |
| +44 1803366 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1803367 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1803368 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803369 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 180337 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 180338 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 180339 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 180340 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1803410 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1803411 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803412 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1803413 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1803414 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803415 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1803416 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1803417 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1803418 | Allocated | Digital Mail Limited |
| +44 1803419 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1803420 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1803421 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1803422 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1803423 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1803424 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1803425 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1803426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803427 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1803428 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803429 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1803430 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1803431 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803432 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1803433 | Allocated | Wifinity Limited |
| +44 1803434 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1803435 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1803436 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1803437 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1803438 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1803439 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803440 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1803441 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803442 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1803443 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1803444 | Allocated | WightFibre Limited |
| +44 1803445 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803446 | Allocated | Buzz Networks Limited |
| +44 1803447 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1803448 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1803449 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1803450 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1803451 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1803452 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1803453 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1803454 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1803455 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803456 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1803457 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803458 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1803459 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803460 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1803461 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1803462 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803463 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803464 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1803465 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1803466 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803467 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1803468 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1803469 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803470 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1803471 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1803472 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803473 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803475 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803477 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1803478 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1803479 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1803480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803489 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803490 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 1803491 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1803492 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1803493 | Allocated | NFON UK Ltd |
| +44 1803494 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1803495 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1803496 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1803497 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1803498 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1803499 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 180350 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 180351 | Protected | — |
| +44 180352 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1803530 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1803531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1803539 | Protected | — |
| +44 180354 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 180355 | Allocated | BT |
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- 01626 Newton Abbot9 km away
- 01364 Ashburton17 km away
- 01395 Budleigh Salterton24 km away
- 01548 Kingsbridge26 km away
- BT34 allocated blocks on 01803
- Sky UK Limited15 allocated blocks on 01803
- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01803
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FAQs about 01803
Where is area code 01803?
01803 is Ofcom's Torquay numbering area, in Devon, South West England. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1803.
Do I need to dial 01803 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01803 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01803 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01803 numbers written?
Numbers on 01803 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01803 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1803 then the local number.
What was the 01803 area code before?
01803 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 0803. Old signage or stationery showing 0803 refers to the same Torquay numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01803 numbers?
Ofcom lists 104 providers with allocated blocks on 01803. The largest are BT with 34 of the 198 allocated blocks, Sky UK Limited with 15 of the 198 allocated blocks and GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 198 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 01803?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01626 Newton Abbot (9 km), 01364 Ashburton (17 km), 01395 Budleigh Salterton (24 km) and 01548 Kingsbridge (26 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01803 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.