UK area code
01986 area code — Bungay
01986 is Ofcom’s Bungay numbering area, in Suffolk, East of England England. 85 phone companies hold its 113 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01986 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01508 Brooke (10 km) and 01603 Norwich (22 km).
01986 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Bungay
- County
- Suffolk
- Council area
- Suffolk
- Region
- East of England England
- Number format
- 01986 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0986)
- Allocated blocks
- 113 of 442 (26%) across 85 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 01986 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.
01986 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01986 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01986 234 567.
Before 1995: 01986 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 0986.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01986 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01986 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01986 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 01986 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01986 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01986, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 2 May 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| BT | 7 | 7 | 15 July 1994 | 12 January 2021 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 7 | 7 | 6 February 2013 | 6 February 2013 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 19 January 2012 | 11 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 9 June 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 24 June 2013 | 13 April 2021 |
| (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 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 15 April 2009 | 15 April 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 April 2010 | 15 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 June 2006 | 27 June 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 14 October 2019 | 14 October 2019 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 July 2009 | 21 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2016 | 20 June 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 August 2013 | 29 August 2013 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 9 December 2019 | 9 December 2019 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 June 2012 | 22 June 2012 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 9 November 2022 | 9 November 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 November 2005 | 1 November 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 3 February 2012 | 3 February 2012 |
Showing the 30 largest of 85 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Bungay
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Bungay EABGYStop sell 25-Jan-22 · Tranche 3
All number blocks on 01986first 200 of 442, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 198600 | Protected | — |
| +44 198601 | Protected | — |
| +44 198602 | Protected | — |
| +44 198603 | Protected | — |
| +44 198604 | Protected | — |
| +44 198605 | Protected | — |
| +44 198606 | Protected | — |
| +44 198607 | Protected | — |
| +44 198608 | Protected | — |
| +44 198609 | Protected | — |
| +44 198610 | Protected | — |
| +44 198611 | Protected | — |
| +44 198612 | Protected | — |
| +44 198613 | Protected | — |
| +44 198614 | Protected | — |
| +44 198615 | Protected | — |
| +44 198616 | Protected | — |
| +44 198617 | Protected | — |
| +44 198618 | Protected | — |
| +44 198619 | Protected | — |
| +44 198620 | Protected | — |
| +44 198621 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 198622 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 198623 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1986240 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986241 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986242 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986243 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986244 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986245 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986246 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986247 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986248 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986249 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1986250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986252 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986253 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986257 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1986258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986259 | Protected | — |
| +44 198626 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 198627 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 198628 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 198629 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1986300 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1986301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986309 | Protected | — |
| +44 198631 | Protected | — |
| +44 198632 | Protected | — |
| +44 198633 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 198634 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 198635 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 198636 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 198637 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 198638 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 198639 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 198640 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 198641 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 198642 | Protected | — |
| +44 198643 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 198644 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986450 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1986451 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1986452 | Allocated | WightFibre Limited |
| +44 1986453 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986454 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1986455 | Allocated | Verizon UK Limited |
| +44 1986456 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1986457 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1986458 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1986459 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1986460 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986461 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1986462 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1986463 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986464 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1986465 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1986466 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986467 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1986468 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1986469 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1986470 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1986471 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1986472 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1986473 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1986474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986475 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1986476 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1986477 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1986478 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1986479 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986480 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1986481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986482 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1986483 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1986484 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1986485 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1986486 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1986487 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1986488 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1986489 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1986490 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1986491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986492 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1986493 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1986494 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1986495 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986496 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1986497 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986498 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1986499 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1986500 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1986501 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1986502 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1986503 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1986504 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1986505 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1986506 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1986507 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1986508 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1986509 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1986510 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1986511 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1986512 | Free | — |
| +44 1986513 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1986514 | Free | — |
| +44 1986515 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1986516 | Free | — |
| +44 1986517 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1986518 | Free | — |
| +44 1986519 | Free | — |
| +44 1986520 | Free | — |
| +44 1986521 | Free | — |
| +44 1986522 | Free | — |
| +44 1986523 | Free | — |
| +44 1986524 | Free | — |
| +44 1986525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986527 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986529 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986530 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986550 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986551 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986552 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986553 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986554 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986555 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986559 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1986577 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01508 Brooke10 km away
- 01603 Norwich22 km away
- 01502 Lowestoft22 km away
- 01379 Diss24 km away
- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01986
- BT7 allocated blocks on 01986
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited7 allocated blocks on 01986
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FAQs about 01986
Where is area code 01986?
01986 is Ofcom's Bungay numbering area, in Suffolk, East of England England. Its exchange town is in Suffolk. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1986.
Do I need to dial 01986 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01986 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01986 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01986 numbers written?
Numbers on 01986 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01986 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1986 then the local number.
What was the 01986 area code before?
01986 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 0986. Old signage or stationery showing 0986 refers to the same Bungay numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01986 numbers?
Ofcom lists 85 providers with allocated blocks on 01986. The largest are GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 113 allocated blocks, BT with 7 of the 113 allocated blocks and Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 7 of the 113 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 01986?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01508 Brooke (10 km), 01603 Norwich (22 km), 01502 Lowestoft (22 km) and 01379 Diss (24 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01986 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.