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UK telephone exchanges — is yours closing?

The UK’s analogue phone network (PSTN) shuts down on 31 January 2027, and Openreach has already stopped selling copper products at 1,352 “FTTP priority” exchanges (most recent restriction: 14 February 2026). Search your exchange below to see whether restrictions apply, since when, and which tranche it was announced in.

Exchanges on the stop-sell list

1,352

With restrictions already in force

1,282

UK PSTN (analogue landline) switch-off

31 Jan 2027

What “stop sell” actually means for your phone line

When an exchange reaches roughly 75% full-fibre coverage, Openreach declares it an FTTP priority exchange: from the listed date, premises that can get full fibre can no longer order new copper-based products (analogue phone lines, FTTC broadband, and so on). Existing services keep working — stop sell restricts new supply, not what you already have.

Separately, a national stop-sell of Wholesale Line Rental products has applied at every UK exchange since 5 September 2023, because the underlying analogue network (the PSTN) is being retired on 31 January 2027. After that date, landline calls run as Digital Voice — voice over your broadband connection. Your phone number stays the same; area codes and the Ofcom range-holder system are unaffected by the switch-off.

If your exchange appears on this list, expect your provider to contact you about moving to a fibre or digital-voice product; if you rely on a care alarm, telecare device or a monitored burglar alarm that plugs into the phone socket, tell your provider before the migration.

Latest exchanges to enter stop sell

ExchangeLocationCodeRestrictions sinceTranche
Abbots Bromley (ABX)Abbots BromleyEMABBOT14 February 2026Tranche 19
Annaghmore (ANM)ArmaghNIAE14 February 2026Tranche 19
Ashford (AD)Ashford (Ashford)NDASF14 February 2026Tranche 19
Axminster (AX)AxminsterWWAXMI14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bacup (BAC)BacupLCBAC14 February 2026Tranche 19
Baldslow (JCK)HastingsNDBAL14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bangor (BG)BangorWNBG14 February 2026Tranche 19
BanknockBanknockESBAK14 February 2026Tranche 19
BannockburnStirlingESBAN14 February 2026Tranche 19
Barming (BGO)MaidstoneNDBAR14 February 2026Tranche 19
Beccles (BDP)BecclesEABEC14 February 2026Tranche 19
Beddgelert (BJG)WaunfawrWNBED14 February 2026Tranche 19
Benington (QQX)StevenageSMBEN14 February 2026Tranche 19
Berriew (BFM)BerriewWNBER14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bexhill (BLC)BexhillNDBEX14 February 2026Tranche 19
Blyth (BJN)Blyth (Bassetlaw)SLBLY14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bodfari (QOD)BodfariWNBFI14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bonnybridge (BDG)BonnybridgeESBYB14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bradwell AbbeyMilton KeynesSMBA14 February 2026Tranche 19
Brentwood (BNJ)BrentwoodEABRW14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bridgwater (BNU)BridgwaterWWBWAT14 February 2026Tranche 19
Briton Ferry (BPG)Port TalbotSWBPG14 February 2026Tranche 19
Broadhaven (QHV)Broad HavenSWQHV14 February 2026Tranche 19
Brynmawr (BSE)BrynmawrSWBSE14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bulwell (BSY)NottinghamEMBULWE14 February 2026Tranche 19
Burghill (BHL)CredenhillWNBUR14 February 2026Tranche 19
Burley In Wharfedale (BTP)Burley in WharfedaleMYBRW14 February 2026Tranche 19
Burnsall (QBS)EmbsayMYBNS14 February 2026Tranche 19
Burton LatimerBurton LatimerEMBRLAT14 February 2026Tranche 19
Bushey Heath (L/BUS)BusheyLWBUS14 February 2026Tranche 19
Caldicot (CIT)Cil-y-coedSWCIT14 February 2026Tranche 19
Calthorpe (BM/CAL)BirminghamCMCAL14 February 2026Tranche 19
Camptown (ZMA)JedburghESCAM14 February 2026Tranche 19
Canewdon (ZJC)CanewdonEACDN14 February 2026Tranche 19
Cannings (ANS)All CanningsSSCAN14 February 2026Tranche 19
Cappercleuch (CPZ)SelkirkESCAC14 February 2026Tranche 19
CarnforthCarnforthLCCAF14 February 2026Tranche 19
Carsington (ZRI)BrassingtonEMCARSI14 February 2026Tranche 19
Cheriton (CTQ)FolkestoneNDCHE14 February 2026Tranche 19
Chirk (CHN)Chirk BankWNCHK14 February 2026Tranche 19

All 1,352 exchanges A–Z

Every exchange on the Openreach FTTP priority stop-sell list. Each links to a detail page with dates, tranche and nearby exchanges.

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FAQs about exchange closures and the PSTN switch-off

Is my telephone exchange closing down?

The buildings aren't closing yet — what's ending is the analogue (PSTN) service they carry, nationally on 31 January 2027. If your exchange is on the stop-sell list above, new copper orders are already restricted there and providers are actively migrating customers to fibre and digital voice. Openreach has separately consulted on physically exiting the majority of its ~5,600 exchange buildings through the 2030s.

Will my phone number change when the PSTN switches off?

No. Numbers, area codes and Ofcom range-holder allocations are unaffected. Your landline number simply moves from the analogue network to a digital-voice service delivered over broadband.

What happens if I do nothing before 31 January 2027?

Your provider must migrate you before the switch-off; most contact customers well in advance. If you have telecare alarms, lift lines or other devices plugged into a phone socket, tell your provider early — these need testing on the digital service.

Why isn't my exchange on this list?

This list covers FTTP priority exchanges, where full-fibre coverage passed ~75% and copper stop-sell was applied early. Exchanges not listed are still covered by the national WLR stop-sell (since September 2023) and the same 2027 PSTN switch-off.