UK area code
01974 area code — Llanon
01974 is Ofcom’s Llanon numbering area, in Ceredigion, Wales. 80 phone companies hold its 100 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01974 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01545 Llanarth (13 km) and 01970 Aberystwyth (16 km).
01974 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Llanon
- Council area
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Number format
- 01974 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0974)
- Allocated blocks
- 100 of 415 (24%) across 80 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 01974 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.
01974 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01974 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01974 234 567.
Before 1995: 01974 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 0974.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01974 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01974 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01974 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 01974 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01974 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01974, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 10 | 10 | — | — |
| BT | 9 | 9 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 1994 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 9 June 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 19 January 2012 | 19 January 2012 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 28 September 2012 | 28 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 19 April 2012 | 19 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 January 2008 | 3 January 2008 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 November 2016 | 29 November 2016 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2017 | 20 September 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 15 April 2009 | 15 April 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 April 2010 | 14 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 June 2006 | 27 June 2006 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 April 2023 | 3 April 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 July 2009 | 21 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2014 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 18 July 2016 | 18 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 October 2012 | 10 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 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 June 2012 | 26 June 2012 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 23 June 2022 | 23 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 31 October 2005 | 31 October 2005 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 16 May 2005 | 16 May 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 3 February 2012 | 3 February 2012 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 July 2012 | 17 July 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
Showing the 30 largest of 80 holders.
All number blocks on 01974first 200 of 415, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 197400 | Protected | — |
| +44 197401 | Protected | — |
| +44 197402 | Protected | — |
| +44 197403 | Protected | — |
| +44 197404 | Protected | — |
| +44 197405 | Protected | — |
| +44 197406 | Protected | — |
| +44 197407 | Protected | — |
| +44 197408 | Protected | — |
| +44 197409 | Protected | — |
| +44 197410 | Protected | — |
| +44 197411 | Protected | — |
| +44 197412 | Protected | — |
| +44 197413 | Protected | — |
| +44 197414 | Protected | — |
| +44 197415 | Protected | — |
| +44 197416 | Protected | — |
| +44 197417 | Protected | — |
| +44 197418 | Protected | — |
| +44 197419 | Protected | — |
| +44 197420 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1974210 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1974211 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1974212 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1974213 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1974214 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1974215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974216 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1974217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974218 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1974219 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 197422 | Protected | — |
| +44 197423 | Protected | — |
| +44 197424 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 197425 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 197426 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 197427 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 197428 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 197429 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1974300 | Free | — |
| +44 1974301 | Free | — |
| +44 1974302 | Free | — |
| +44 1974303 | Free | — |
| +44 1974304 | Free | — |
| +44 1974305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974309 | Protected | — |
| +44 197431 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 197432 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1974330 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974331 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974333 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974334 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974335 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974336 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974337 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1974338 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974339 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974340 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1974341 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1974342 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1974343 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1974344 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1974345 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1974346 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1974347 | Free | — |
| +44 1974348 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1974349 | Free | — |
| +44 197435 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 197436 | Protected | — |
| +44 197437 | Protected | — |
| +44 197438 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1974390 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974391 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974392 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974393 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974394 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974395 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974396 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974397 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974398 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1974399 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 197440 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 197441 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1974420 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974421 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974423 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974424 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974425 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974426 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974427 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974428 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1974429 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 197443 | Protected | — |
| +44 197444 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 197445 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 197446 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1974470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974477 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1974478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974479 | Protected | — |
| +44 197448 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 197449 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 197450 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1974510 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1974511 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974512 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974514 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974515 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974517 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974519 | Protected | — |
| +44 197452 | Protected | — |
| +44 197453 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 197454 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 197455 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 197456 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 197457 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 197458 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 197459 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 197460 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 197461 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 197462 | Protected | — |
| +44 197463 | Protected | — |
| +44 197464 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1974650 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1974651 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1974652 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1974653 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1974654 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974655 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1974656 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1974657 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1974658 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1974659 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974660 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1974661 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1974662 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974663 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974664 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1974665 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1974666 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974667 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1974668 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1974669 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1974670 | Protected | — |
| +44 1974671 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1974672 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1974673 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1974674 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1974675 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1974676 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1974677 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1974678 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1974679 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1974680 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1974681 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1974682 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1974683 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1974684 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1974685 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1974686 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1974687 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1974688 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1974689 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1974690 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1974691 | Free | — |
| +44 1974692 | Free | — |
| +44 1974693 | Free | — |
| +44 1974694 | Free | — |
| +44 1974695 | Free | — |
| +44 1974696 | Free | — |
| +44 1974697 | Free | — |
| +44 1974698 | Free | — |
| +44 1974699 | Free | — |
| +44 1974700 | Free | — |
| +44 1974701 | Free | — |
| +44 1974702 | Free | — |
| +44 1974703 | Free | — |
| +44 1974704 | Free | — |
| +44 1974705 | Free | — |
| +44 1974706 | Free | — |
| +44 1974707 | Free | — |
| +44 1974708 | Free | — |
| +44 1974709 | Free | — |
| +44 1974710 | Free | — |
| +44 1974711 | Free | — |
| +44 1974712 | Free | — |
Related lookups
- 01545 Llanarth13 km away
- 01970 Aberystwyth16 km away
- 01570 Lampeter20 km away
- 01559 Llandysul28 km away
- Six Degrees Technology Group Limited10 allocated blocks on 01974
- BT9 allocated blocks on 01974
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01974
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FAQs about 01974
Where is area code 01974?
01974 is Ofcom's Llanon numbering area, in Ceredigion, Wales. Its exchange town is in Ceredigion. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1974.
Do I need to dial 01974 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01974 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01974 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01974 numbers written?
Numbers on 01974 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01974 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1974 then the local number.
What was the 01974 area code before?
01974 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 0974. Old signage or stationery showing 0974 refers to the same Llanon numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01974 numbers?
Ofcom lists 80 providers with allocated blocks on 01974. The largest are Six Degrees Technology Group Limited with 10 of the 100 allocated blocks, BT with 9 of the 100 allocated blocks and Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 100 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 01974?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01545 Llanarth (13 km), 01970 Aberystwyth (16 km), 01570 Lampeter (20 km) and 01559 Llandysul (28 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01974 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.