UK area code
01835 area code — St Boswells
01835 is Ofcom’s St Boswells numbering area, in Scottish Borders, Scotland. 79 phone companies hold its 93 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01835 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01896 Galashiels (11 km) and 01750 Selkirk (13 km).
01835 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- St Boswells
- Council area
- Scottish Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01835 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0835)
- Allocated blocks
- 93 of 451 (21%) across 79 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 01835 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 Police Scotland on 101. In Scotland fraud goes to Police Scotland rather than Report Fraud.
01835 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01835 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01835 234 567.
Before 1995: 01835 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 0835.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01835 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01835 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01835 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 01835 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01835 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01835, 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 | 6 | 6 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 1994 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 6 | 6 | 20 November 2015 | 12 November 2021 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 May 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| VoiceHost Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 July 2010 | 20 August 2010 |
| (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 | 18 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 January 2008 | 3 January 2008 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 April 2009 | 2 April 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 2 October 2006 | 2 October 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 17 November 2020 | 17 November 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 | 17 July 2009 | 17 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 18 July 2016 | 18 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 October 2012 | 11 October 2012 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 January 2020 | 8 January 2020 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 May 2008 | 23 May 2008 |
| 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 | 26 October 2005 | 26 October 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 June 2005 | 29 June 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 November 2011 | 24 November 2011 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 April 2012 | 17 April 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
Showing the 30 largest of 79 holders.
All number blocks on 01835first 200 of 451, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 183500 | Protected | — |
| +44 183501 | Protected | — |
| +44 183502 | Protected | — |
| +44 183503 | Protected | — |
| +44 183504 | Protected | — |
| +44 183505 | Protected | — |
| +44 183506 | Protected | — |
| +44 183507 | Protected | — |
| +44 183508 | Protected | — |
| +44 183509 | Protected | — |
| +44 183510 | Protected | — |
| +44 183511 | Protected | — |
| +44 183512 | Protected | — |
| +44 183513 | Protected | — |
| +44 183514 | Protected | — |
| +44 183515 | Protected | — |
| +44 183516 | Protected | — |
| +44 183517 | Protected | — |
| +44 183518 | Protected | — |
| +44 183519 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835200 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1835201 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1835202 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1835203 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1835204 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1835205 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1835206 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1835207 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1835208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835209 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1835210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835219 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835220 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835228 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835229 | Protected | — |
| +44 183523 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 183524 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 183525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835260 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835261 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835262 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835263 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835264 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835265 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835266 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835267 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835268 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1835269 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1835270 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1835271 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1835272 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1835273 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1835274 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1835275 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1835276 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835277 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1835278 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835279 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 183528 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 183529 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 183530 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835310 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1835311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835319 | Protected | — |
| +44 183532 | Protected | — |
| +44 183533 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 183534 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 183535 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1835360 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1835361 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1835362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835366 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1835367 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1835368 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1835369 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 183537 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1835380 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835381 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835382 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835383 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835384 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835385 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835386 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835387 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835388 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835389 | Protected | — |
| +44 183539 | Protected | — |
| +44 183540 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 183541 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 183542 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 183543 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 183544 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 183545 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1835460 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1835461 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835462 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835463 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835464 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835465 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835466 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835467 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835468 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835469 | Protected | — |
| +44 183547 | Protected | — |
| +44 183548 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 183549 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 183550 | Protected | — |
| +44 183551 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 183552 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 183553 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 183554 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 183555 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 183556 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 183557 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 183558 | Protected | — |
| +44 183559 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1835600 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1835601 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1835602 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1835603 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1835604 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835605 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1835606 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1835607 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1835608 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1835609 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835610 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1835611 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1835612 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1835613 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1835614 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835615 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1835616 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1835617 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1835618 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1835619 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1835620 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1835621 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1835622 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1835623 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1835624 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1835625 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835626 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835627 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1835628 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1835629 | Protected | — |
| +44 1835630 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1835631 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1835632 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1835633 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1835634 | Free | — |
| +44 1835635 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1835636 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1835637 | Free | — |
| +44 1835638 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1835639 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1835640 | Free | — |
| +44 1835641 | Free | — |
| +44 1835642 | Free | — |
| +44 1835643 | Free | — |
| +44 1835644 | Free | — |
| +44 1835645 | Free | — |
| +44 1835646 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1835647 | Free | — |
| +44 1835648 | Free | — |
| +44 1835649 | Free | — |
| +44 1835650 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1835651 | Free | — |
| +44 1835652 | Free | — |
| +44 1835653 | Free | — |
| +44 1835654 | Free | — |
| +44 1835655 | Free | — |
| +44 1835656 | Free | — |
| +44 1835657 | Free | — |
| +44 1835658 | Free | — |
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- 01750 Selkirk13 km away
- 01573 Kelso14 km away
- 01578 Lauder18 km away
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FAQs about 01835
Where is area code 01835?
01835 is Ofcom's St Boswells numbering area, in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Scottish Borders. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1835.
Do I need to dial 01835 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01835 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01835 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01835 numbers written?
Numbers on 01835 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01835 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1835 then the local number.
What was the 01835 area code before?
01835 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 0835. Old signage or stationery showing 0835 refers to the same St Boswells numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01835 numbers?
Ofcom lists 79 providers with allocated blocks on 01835. The largest are BT with 6 of the 93 allocated blocks, Vodafone with 6 of the 93 allocated blocks and Fuse 2 Communications Ltd with 2 of the 93 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 01835?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01896 Galashiels (11 km), 01750 Selkirk (13 km), 01573 Kelso (14 km) and 01578 Lauder (18 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01835 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 Police Scotland on 101. Unwanted sales calls go to the ICO after registering with the Telephone Preference Service.