UK area code
01908 area code — Milton Keynes
01908 is Ofcom’s Milton Keynes numbering area, in Buckinghamshire, South East England. 93 phone companies hold its 356 allocated number blocks. Visitors have checked 32 different 01908 numbers here. Its numbers are written like 01908 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01525 Leighton Buzzard (16 km) and 01280 Buckingham (17 km).
01908 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Milton Keynes
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Council area
- Milton Keynes
- Region
- South East England
- Number format
- 01908 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number always (since 1 October 2014)
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0908)
- Allocated blocks
- 356 of 523 (68%) across 93 providers
- Newest block
- 18 June 2026 (2 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 01908 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
- 36
- Different numbers checked
- 32
- Different people checking
- 34
That makes 01908 numbers the 27th most-checked of the 443 UK area codes people have looked up here.
If a 01908 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.
01908 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01908 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01908 234 567.
Before 1995: 01908 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 0908.
Local dialling: Yes. Ofcom closed local dialling on 01908 from 1 October 2014 to free up more numbers, so even a call from one 01908 landline to another must include the 01908 code.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01908 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 18 June 2026. 2 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01908 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01908 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01908, 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 | 102 | 102 | 15 July 1994 | 22 September 2022 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 47 | 47 | 5 April 2004 | 18 June 2026 |
| Sky UK Limited | 25 | 25 | 12 June 2013 | 7 June 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 16 | 16 | 19 January 2010 | 1 August 2019 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 16 | 16 | 6 September 2013 | 16 November 2021 |
| Colt Technology Services | 14 | 14 | 12 September 2013 | 10 January 2025 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 9 | 9 | 2 May 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 7 | 7 | 11 April 2006 | 26 September 2011 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 7 | 7 | 28 January 2010 | 22 April 2021 |
| Virgin Media Limited | 6 | 6 | 31 August 2006 | 22 February 2010 |
| TelXL Limited | 4 | 4 | 12 February 2008 | 4 April 2013 |
| Barritel Limited | 3 | 3 | 8 October 2008 | 2 September 2022 |
| Calltracks Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 November 2016 | 23 August 2017 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 4 June 2008 | 12 April 2016 |
| Redcentric Solutions Limited | 3 | 3 | 5 June 2015 | 5 June 2015 |
| Verizon UK Limited | 3 | 3 | 5 July 1999 | 31 July 2009 |
| Voxbone SA | 3 | 3 | 22 November 2007 | 3 April 2024 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 2 | 2 | 30 March 2010 | 4 June 2015 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| GTT-EMEA LTD | 2 | 2 | 14 October 2021 | 14 October 2021 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 21 August 2013 | 18 September 2025 |
| Infinity Tracking Ltd | 2 | 2 | 16 May 2019 | 16 May 2019 |
| Media Hawk Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 November 2011 | 24 April 2023 |
| TGL Services (UK) Ltd | 2 | 2 | 2 February 2015 | 2 February 2015 |
| Twilio Ireland Limited | 2 | 2 | 13 October 2020 | 19 August 2024 |
| Voiceflex Limited | 2 | 2 | 30 July 2007 | 18 April 2023 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 27 September 2012 | 27 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 September 2019 | 30 September 2019 |
| 8x8 UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 March 2010 | 11 March 2010 |
| 9EONS LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 16 December 2020 | 16 December 2020 |
Showing the 30 largest of 93 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Milton Keynes
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Bradwell Abbey SMBAStop sell 14-Feb-26 · Tranche 19
- Shenley Church End (XCH) SMSUStop sell 19-Aug-25 · Tranche 17
- Stony Stratford (STM) SMSSFStop sell 19-Aug-25 · Tranche 17
- Wolverton (WMV) SMWVStop sell 19-Aug-25 · Tranche 17
All number blocks on 01908first 200 of 523, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 1908000 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908001 | Allocated | TelXL Limited |
| +44 1908002 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1908003 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908004 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908005 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908006 | Allocated | TelXL Limited |
| +44 1908007 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908008 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908009 | Allocated | TelXL Limited |
| +44 1908010 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908011 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1908012 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908013 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 1908014 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908015 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908016 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1908017 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908018 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908019 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908020 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1908021 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1908022 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1908023 | Allocated | TELNYX UK LIMITED |
| +44 1908024 | Allocated | Twilio Ireland Limited |
| +44 1908025 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908026 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1908027 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1908028 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908029 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908030 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908031 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1908032 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908033 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1908034 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908035 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908036 | Allocated | Infinity Tracking Ltd |
| +44 1908037 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1908038 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1908039 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908040 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1908041 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1908042 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1908043 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1908044 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1908045 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908046 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908047 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908048 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908049 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908050 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908051 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1908052 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908053 | Free | — |
| +44 1908054 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908055 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908056 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908057 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908058 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908059 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908060 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1908061 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908062 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908063 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908064 | Allocated | Hyperoptic Ltd |
| +44 1908065 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1908066 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908067 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908068 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908069 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1908070 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1908071 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908072 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908073 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908074 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908075 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908076 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1908077 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908078 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1908079 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908080 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1908081 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908082 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908083 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1908084 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1908085 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1908086 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1908087 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908088 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1908089 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1908090 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908091 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908092 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908093 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908094 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908095 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908096 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908097 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908098 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908099 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908100 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908101 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908102 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908103 | Allocated | Twilio Ireland Limited |
| +44 1908104 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908105 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1908106 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1908107 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908108 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1908109 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908110 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908111 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1908112 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908113 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1908114 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908115 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908116 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908117 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908118 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908119 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908120 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908121 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908122 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908123 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908124 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908125 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908126 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908127 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908128 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908129 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908130 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908131 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908132 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908133 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908134 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908135 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908136 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908137 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908138 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908139 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908140 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908141 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908142 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908143 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908144 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908145 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908146 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908147 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908148 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908149 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908150 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908151 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908152 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908153 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908154 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908155 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908156 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908157 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908158 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908159 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908160 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908161 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908162 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908163 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908164 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908165 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908166 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908167 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908168 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908169 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908170 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908171 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908172 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908173 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908174 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1908175 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908176 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908177 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908178 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908179 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908180 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908181 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908182 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908183 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908184 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908185 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908186 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908187 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908188 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908189 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908190 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908191 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908192 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908193 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908194 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908195 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908196 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908197 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908198 | Protected | — |
| +44 1908199 | Protected | — |
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- 01280 Buckingham17 km away
- 01234 Bedford22 km away
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- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited47 allocated blocks on 01908
- Sky UK Limited25 allocated blocks on 01908
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FAQs about 01908
Where is area code 01908?
01908 is Ofcom's Milton Keynes numbering area, in Buckinghamshire, South East England. Its exchange town is in Milton Keynes. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1908.
Do I need to dial 01908 for a local call?
Yes. Ofcom closed local dialling on 01908 from 1 October 2014 to free up more numbers, so even a call from one 01908 landline to another must include the 01908 code.
How are 01908 numbers written?
Numbers on 01908 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01908 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1908 then the local number.
What was the 01908 area code before?
01908 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 0908. Old signage or stationery showing 0908 refers to the same Milton Keynes numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01908 numbers?
Ofcom lists 93 providers with allocated blocks on 01908. The largest are BT with 102 of the 356 allocated blocks, Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 47 of the 356 allocated blocks and Sky UK Limited with 25 of the 356 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Are 01908 numbers reported as scams?
Visitors have checked 32 different 01908 numbers here 36 times since May 2026.
Which area codes are next to 01908?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01525 Leighton Buzzard (16 km), 01280 Buckingham (17 km), 01234 Bedford (22 km) and 01582 Luton (23 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01908 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.