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West telephone exchange
West serves Bristol and carries the Openreach exchange code SSWES. Copper stop-sell restrictions have been in force here since 16 February 2024 (Tranche 11).
Stop-sell status
In force
since 16 February 2024
Exchange code
SSWES
Tranche 11
Analogue switch-off (national)
31 Jan 2027
PSTN retirement — every UK exchange
What this means if you’re on the West exchange
Openreach places an exchange on the FTTP priority list once full fibre reaches roughly 75% of the premises it serves. From the restriction date, any premises here that can order full fibre can no longer take out new copper services — analogue phone lines, FTTC broadband, working-line takeovers. Nothing is switched off on that date: existing lines keep working until your provider migrates you ahead of the national PSTN retirement on 31 January 2027.
When migration happens your number stays the same — local landlines here use the 0117 dialling code for Bristol, which is unaffected by the switch-off. If a call from an unfamiliar local number is what brought you here, run it through the lookup to see the Ofcom range holder and live reputation reports.
Nearby exchanges
- BedminsterBristol · SSBED29 April 2022
- BishopsworthBristol · SSBIS13 October 2021
- EastvilleBristol · SSEAV29 April 2022
- NorthBristol · SSNOR25 January 2022
- SouthBristol · SSSOU13 October 2021
- Westbury-On-TrymBristol · SSWOT13 October 2021
- WhitchurchBristol · SSWHI8 February 2023
- BadmintonActon Turville · SSBAD17 February 2025
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FAQs about the West exchange
Is the West telephone exchange closing?
West (code SSWES) is on Openreach's FTTP priority stop-sell list — copper sales restrictions have applied since 16 February 2024. The building isn't shutting yet, but analogue (PSTN) service ends nationally on 31 January 2027, and premises with full fibre available here can no longer order new copper products.
What does stop sell at West mean for my landline?
Existing services keep working — stop sell only blocks new supply of copper products (new analogue lines, copper broadband, transfers between providers on copper) at premises where full fibre is available. When your provider migrates you, your phone number stays the same and calls move to digital voice over broadband.
Which numbers come from the West exchange?
West serves the Bristol area, where landlines use the 0117 dialling code. Bear in mind UK numbers are portable, so a 0117 number no longer proves a physical line on this exchange — use the lookup to check any specific number.
Source: Openreach FTTP Priority Exchange stop-sell ancillary document (© British Telecommunications plc), republished as facts with attribution. Dates reflect the most recent published document revision; always confirm migration plans with your own provider.