UK area code
01987 area code — Ebbsfleet
01987 is Ofcom’s Ebbsfleet numbering area, in Kent. 70 phone companies hold its 76 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01987 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01375 Grays Thurrock (5 km) and 01322 Dartford (7 km).
Special status: Reserved
Ofcom records the 01987 code as Reserved — meaning the block is being held back from the general assignment pool. Treat an inbound call presenting a 01987 number with extra caution while the code carries this status: it is less likely to be a live local caller and more likely to be a spoofed Caller-ID.
01987 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Ebbsfleet
- Council area
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Number format
- 01987 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0987)
- Allocated blocks
- 76 of 613 (12%) across 70 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.
What people check and report about 01987 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.
Caller verdicts on 01987 numbers: 1
1 nuisance. Too few to show shares yet.
Most-reported and most-checked 01987 numbers
| Number | Verdicts | Reports | People checking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01987 640393 | 1 nuisance | — | 1 |
If a 01987 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.
01987 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01987 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01987 234 567.
Before 1995: 01987 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 0987.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01987 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01987 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01987 was allocated on 30 April 2008, 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 01987 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01987 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01987, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 17 November 2008 | 17 November 2008 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 12 July 2012 | 11 February 2013 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 September 2019 | 30 September 2019 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 19 April 2012 | 19 April 2012 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 15 April 2009 | 15 April 2009 |
| Andrews & Arnold Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 May 2008 | 1 May 2008 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 April 2010 | 15 April 2010 |
| BT | 1 | 1 | 2 June 2008 | 2 June 2008 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 3 August 2011 | 3 August 2011 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 29 November 2019 | 29 November 2019 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 29 March 2023 | 29 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 20 July 2009 | 20 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 24 June 2016 | 24 June 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 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 January 2019 | 18 January 2019 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 15 November 2010 | 15 November 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 9 December 2019 | 9 December 2019 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 March 2016 | 15 March 2016 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 9 November 2022 | 9 November 2022 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2009 | 14 May 2009 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 July 2012 | 23 July 2012 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 18 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 June 2020 | 5 June 2020 |
Showing the 30 largest of 70 holders.
All number blocks on 01987first 200 of 613, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 198700 | Protected | — |
| +44 198701 | Protected | — |
| +44 198702 | Protected | — |
| +44 198703 | Protected | — |
| +44 198704 | Protected | — |
| +44 198705 | Protected | — |
| +44 198706 | Protected | — |
| +44 198707 | Protected | — |
| +44 198708 | Protected | — |
| +44 198709 | Protected | — |
| +44 198710 | Protected | — |
| +44 198711 | Protected | — |
| +44 198712 | Protected | — |
| +44 198713 | Protected | — |
| +44 198714 | Protected | — |
| +44 198715 | Protected | — |
| +44 198716 | Protected | — |
| +44 198717 | Protected | — |
| +44 198718 | Protected | — |
| +44 198719 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987200 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1987201 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1987202 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1987203 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1987204 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1987205 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1987206 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1987207 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1987208 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1987209 | Protected | — |
| +44 198721 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1987220 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1987221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987222 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1987223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987224 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1987225 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1987226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987227 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1987228 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1987229 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1987230 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1987231 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1987232 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1987233 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1987234 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1987235 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1987236 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1987237 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1987238 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1987239 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1987240 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987242 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1987243 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1987244 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1987245 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1987246 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1987247 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1987248 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1987249 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1987250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987252 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1987253 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1987254 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1987255 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1987256 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1987257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987258 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1987259 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1987260 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1987261 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1987262 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1987263 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1987264 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1987265 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1987266 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1987267 | Free | — |
| +44 1987268 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1987269 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1987270 | Allocated | Lanonyx Telecom Limited |
| +44 1987271 | Free | — |
| +44 1987272 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1987273 | Free | — |
| +44 1987274 | Free | — |
| +44 1987275 | Free | — |
| +44 1987276 | Free | — |
| +44 1987277 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1987278 | Free | — |
| +44 1987279 | Free | — |
| +44 1987280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1987282 | Protected | — |
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Related lookups
- 01375 Grays Thurrock5 km away
- 01322 Dartford7 km away
- 01474 Gravesend8 km away
- 01634 Medway16 km away
- Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)3 allocated blocks on 01987
- Resilient Limited3 allocated blocks on 01987
- Fuse 2 Communications Ltd2 allocated blocks on 01987
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FAQs about 01987
Where is area code 01987?
01987 is Ofcom's Ebbsfleet numbering area, in Kent. Its exchange town is in Kent. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1987.
Do I need to dial 01987 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01987 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01987 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01987 numbers written?
Numbers on 01987 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01987 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1987 then the local number.
What was the 01987 area code before?
01987 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 0987. Old signage or stationery showing 0987 refers to the same Ebbsfleet numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01987 numbers?
Ofcom lists 70 providers with allocated blocks on 01987. The largest are Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) with 3 of the 76 allocated blocks, Resilient Limited with 3 of the 76 allocated blocks and Fuse 2 Communications Ltd with 2 of the 76 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Are 01987 numbers reported as scams?
1 caller verdict have been left on 01987 numbers: 0 scam, 1 nuisance and 0 safe.
Which area codes are next to 01987?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01375 Grays Thurrock (5 km), 01322 Dartford (7 km), 01474 Gravesend (8 km) and 01634 Medway (16 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01987 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.