UK area code
01823 area code — Taunton
01823 is Ofcom’s Taunton numbering area, in Somerset, South West England. 102 phone companies hold its 166 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01823 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01278 Bridgwater (14 km) and 01460 Chard (18 km).
01823 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Taunton
- County
- Somerset
- Council area
- Somerset
- Region
- South West England
- Number format
- 01823 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0823)
- Allocated blocks
- 166 of 397 (42%) across 102 providers
- Newest block
- 17 March 2026 (2 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01823 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.
01823 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01823 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01823 234 567.
Before 1995: 01823 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 0823.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01823 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01823 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01823 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 17 March 2026. 2 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01823 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01823 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01823, 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 | 29 | 29 | 15 July 1994 | 13 December 2023 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 10 | 10 | 6 September 2013 | 16 November 2021 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 7 | 7 | 5 April 2004 | 22 September 2021 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 7 | 7 | 20 January 2012 | 25 July 2018 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 5 | 5 | 9 September 1999 | 9 September 1999 |
| Colt Technology Services | 3 | 3 | 7 May 2015 | 23 June 2022 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 23 May 2008 | 12 April 2016 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Datazero Ltd | 2 | 2 | 2 November 2010 | 29 April 2019 |
| Flextel Limited | 2 | 2 | 24 October 2005 | 31 October 2005 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 May 2017 | 22 February 2024 |
| Voiceflex Limited | 2 | 2 | 27 September 2007 | 6 July 2015 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 September 2012 | 26 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 22 January 2020 | 22 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 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 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2023 | 11 April 2023 |
| 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 | 22 January 2014 | 22 January 2014 |
| Commi Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 October 2012 | 11 October 2012 |
Showing the 30 largest of 102 holders.
All number blocks on 01823first 200 of 397, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 182300 | Protected | — |
| +44 182301 | Protected | — |
| +44 182302 | Protected | — |
| +44 182303 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 182304 | Protected | — |
| +44 182305 | Protected | — |
| +44 182306 | Protected | — |
| +44 182307 | Protected | — |
| +44 182308 | Protected | — |
| +44 182309 | Protected | — |
| +44 182310 | Protected | — |
| +44 182311 | Protected | — |
| +44 182312 | Protected | — |
| +44 182313 | Protected | — |
| +44 182314 | Protected | — |
| +44 182315 | Protected | — |
| +44 182316 | Protected | — |
| +44 182317 | Protected | — |
| +44 182318 | Protected | — |
| +44 182319 | Protected | — |
| +44 182320 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 182321 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1823220 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1823221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823223 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1823224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823225 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1823226 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1823227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823228 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823229 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 182323 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 182324 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 182325 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182326 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 182327 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182328 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1823290 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1823291 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1823292 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1823293 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1823294 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1823295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823296 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1823297 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1823298 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1823299 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 182330 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182331 | Protected | — |
| +44 182332 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182333 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182334 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182335 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182336 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1823370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823377 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823379 | Protected | — |
| +44 182338 | Protected | — |
| +44 182339 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 182340 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182341 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182342 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182343 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182344 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182345 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182346 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182347 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 182348 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182349 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1823500 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823501 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823503 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1823504 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823509 | Protected | — |
| +44 182351 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 182352 | Protected | — |
| +44 182353 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1823540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823549 | Protected | — |
| +44 182355 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 182356 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1823570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823577 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1823578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823580 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1823581 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1823582 | Allocated | Truespeed Communications Ltd |
| +44 1823583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823584 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1823585 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1823586 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1823587 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1823588 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1823589 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1823590 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1823591 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1823592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823599 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 182360 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1823610 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823611 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823612 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823613 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823614 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823615 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823616 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823617 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1823618 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1823619 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 182362 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182363 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823640 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823641 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823642 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823643 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823644 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823645 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823646 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823647 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823648 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823649 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 182365 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182366 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182367 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182368 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 182369 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1823700 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1823701 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1823702 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1823703 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1823704 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1823705 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1823706 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1823707 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1823708 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1823709 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1823710 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1823711 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1823712 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823713 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1823714 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823715 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1823716 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1823717 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1823718 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823719 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 182372 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1823730 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1823731 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1823732 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1823733 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1823734 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823735 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1823736 | Allocated | WightFibre Limited |
| +44 1823737 | Protected | — |
| +44 1823738 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1823739 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1823740 | Allocated | Buzz Networks Limited |
| +44 1823741 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1823742 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1823743 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1823744 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1823745 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1823746 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1823747 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1823748 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
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- 01278 Bridgwater14 km away
- 01460 Chard18 km away
- 01984 Watchet25 km away
- 01404 Honiton25 km away
- BT29 allocated blocks on 01823
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)10 allocated blocks on 01823
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited7 allocated blocks on 01823
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FAQs about 01823
Where is area code 01823?
01823 is Ofcom's Taunton numbering area, in Somerset, South West England. Its exchange town is in Somerset. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1823.
Do I need to dial 01823 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01823 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01823 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01823 numbers written?
Numbers on 01823 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01823 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1823 then the local number.
What was the 01823 area code before?
01823 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 0823. Old signage or stationery showing 0823 refers to the same Taunton numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01823 numbers?
Ofcom lists 102 providers with allocated blocks on 01823. The largest are BT with 29 of the 166 allocated blocks, Vodafone with 10 of the 166 allocated blocks and Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 7 of the 166 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 01823?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01278 Bridgwater (14 km), 01460 Chard (18 km), 01984 Watchet (25 km) and 01404 Honiton (25 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01823 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.