UK area code
01869 area code — Bicester
01869 is Ofcom’s Bicester numbering area, in Oxfordshire, South East England. 102 phone companies hold its 155 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01869 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01865 Oxford (14 km) and 01280 Buckingham (16 km).
01869 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Bicester
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Council area
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East England
- Number format
- 01869 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0869)
- Allocated blocks
- 155 of 397 (39%) across 102 providers
- Newest block
- 30 June 2026 (4 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01869 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.
01869 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01869 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01869 234 567.
Before 1995: 01869 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 0869.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01869 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01869 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01869 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 30 June 2026. 4 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01869 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01869 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01869, 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 | 13 | 13 | 15 July 1994 | 17 December 2020 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 11 | 11 | 15 November 2012 | 30 June 2026 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 8 | 8 | 6 September 2013 | 6 September 2013 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 6 | 6 | 17 November 2011 | 17 November 2011 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 5 | 5 | 18 May 1995 | 27 June 2012 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 4 | 4 | 31 August 2011 | 8 February 2013 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 May 2017 | 22 December 2023 |
| Colt Technology Services | 2 | 2 | 30 January 2013 | 27 March 2019 |
| Datazero Ltd | 2 | 2 | 12 November 2010 | 29 April 2019 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 23 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GTT-EMEA LTD | 2 | 2 | 13 October 2021 | 13 October 2021 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 4 July 2012 | 23 December 2016 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 25 July 2011 | 25 July 2011 |
| Resilient Limited | 2 | 2 | 9 September 2011 | 9 September 2011 |
| Served Up Limited | 2 | 2 | 1 March 2013 | 1 March 2013 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 10 January 2020 | 10 January 2020 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 24 April 2013 | 24 April 2013 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 September 2019 | 30 September 2019 |
| 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 | 29 November 2016 | 29 November 2016 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 31 August 2016 | 31 August 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 7 September 2011 | 7 September 2011 |
| Antheus Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 August 2017 | 23 August 2017 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 April 2010 | 12 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 June 2007 | 12 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 21 October 2020 | 21 October 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
Showing the 30 largest of 102 holders.
All number blocks on 01869first 200 of 397, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 186900 | Protected | — |
| +44 186901 | Protected | — |
| +44 186902 | Protected | — |
| +44 186903 | Protected | — |
| +44 186904 | Protected | — |
| +44 186905 | Protected | — |
| +44 186906 | Protected | — |
| +44 186907 | Protected | — |
| +44 186908 | Protected | — |
| +44 186909 | Protected | — |
| +44 186910 | Protected | — |
| +44 186911 | Protected | — |
| +44 186912 | Protected | — |
| +44 186913 | Protected | — |
| +44 186914 | Protected | — |
| +44 186915 | Protected | — |
| +44 186916 | Protected | — |
| +44 186917 | Protected | — |
| +44 186918 | Protected | — |
| +44 186919 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869200 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1869201 | Allocated | HAVENSTOKE COMMUNICATIONS LTD |
| +44 1869202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869203 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1869204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869205 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1869206 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1869207 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1869208 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1869209 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1869210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869219 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869220 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1869221 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1869222 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1869223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869225 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1869226 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1869227 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1869228 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1869229 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 186923 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 186924 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 186925 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 186926 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 186927 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1869280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869289 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869290 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1869291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869294 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1869295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869299 | Protected | — |
| +44 186930 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 186931 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 186932 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 186933 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 186934 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 186935 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 186936 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1869370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869377 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1869378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869379 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869380 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869381 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869382 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869383 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869384 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869385 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869386 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869387 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1869388 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1869389 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1869390 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1869391 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1869392 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1869393 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1869394 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1869395 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1869396 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1869397 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1869398 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1869399 | Protected | — |
| +44 186940 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 186941 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 186942 | Protected | — |
| +44 186943 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 186944 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1869450 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869451 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869452 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869453 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869454 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869455 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869456 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869457 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1869458 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869459 | Protected | — |
| +44 186946 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 186947 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 186948 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 186949 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1869500 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1869501 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869504 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869509 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869510 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869511 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869512 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869514 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869515 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869517 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869518 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1869519 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869520 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1869521 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869522 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869524 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869527 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869529 | Protected | — |
| +44 186953 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869543 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1869544 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1869545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869549 | Protected | — |
| +44 186955 | Protected | — |
| +44 186956 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 186957 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 186958 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 186959 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 186960 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1869610 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869611 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869612 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869613 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869614 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869615 | Protected | — |
| +44 1869616 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1869617 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1869618 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1869619 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1869620 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1869621 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1869622 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1869623 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1869624 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1869625 | Allocated | Antheus Telecom Limited |
| +44 1869626 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1869627 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1869628 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1869629 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1869630 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1869631 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01865 Oxford14 km away
- 01280 Buckingham16 km away
- 01844 Thame20 km away
- 01295 Banbury22 km away
- BT13 allocated blocks on 01869
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited11 allocated blocks on 01869
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)8 allocated blocks on 01869
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FAQs about 01869
Where is area code 01869?
01869 is Ofcom's Bicester numbering area, in Oxfordshire, South East England. Its exchange town is in Oxfordshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1869.
Do I need to dial 01869 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01869 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01869 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01869 numbers written?
Numbers on 01869 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01869 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1869 then the local number.
What was the 01869 area code before?
01869 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 0869. Old signage or stationery showing 0869 refers to the same Bicester numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01869 numbers?
Ofcom lists 102 providers with allocated blocks on 01869. The largest are BT with 13 of the 155 allocated blocks, Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 11 of the 155 allocated blocks and Vodafone with 8 of the 155 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 01869?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01865 Oxford (14 km), 01280 Buckingham (16 km), 01844 Thame (20 km) and 01295 Banbury (22 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01869 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.