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Central Technology Limited in Chesterfield

01246 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Central Technology Limited’s Chesterfield allocation

When Central Technology Limited is the range holder for +44 1246 it means Ofcom recorded Central Technology Limited as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Chesterfield-facing blocks sit against Central Technology Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Chesterfield’s Derbyshire telecoms estate is shaped by Chesterfield's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Central Technology Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01246 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Central Technology Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Chesterfield rather than elsewhere on the national plan.

Treat this allocation as a starting point, not a verdict on any specific caller. UK numbers are portable, so the current carrier on a given 01246 digit string may differ from the range holder shown — read Range Holder vs current provider for the distinction, and How Ofcom allocates UK phone numbers for the wider context behind the table below.

Central Technology Limited on 01246: by the numbers

Chesterfield blocks
2
In active service
100%
Share of 01246
0%
Holders on code
112

Of the 2 blocks Central Technology Limited runs on the 01246 code, 2 (100%) are marked as actively allocated in the current Ofcom snapshot.

By number family these blocks are 100% geographic (01 / 02) — a profile that tells you what kind of caller a Chesterfield Central Technology Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Central Technology Limited runs 2 of the 849 allocated blocks on the 01246 dialling code — roughly 0% of Chesterfield’s mapped allocation, shared with 111 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Central Technology Limited blocks on the 01246 (Chesterfield) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 1246729Allocated
+44 1246729Allocated

FAQs about Central Technology Limited on 01246

Why does Central Technology Limited appear on Chesterfield (01246) numbers?

Central Technology Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01246 dialling code, which covers Chesterfield. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Central Technology Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Chesterfield Central Technology Limited-allocated number safe?

An Ofcom allocation only tells you which provider the block was issued to; it is not a safety verdict. UK numbers can be ported between networks, and any UK area code can be spoofed by an overseas caller. Paste the specific 01246 number into the lookup above to combine the Central Technology Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Central Technology Limited's 01246 block been updated recently?

Yes — the table above is sourced from Ofcom's public UK Numbering Data feed, which we re-ingest every week (typically Wednesday). Any block that has been re-assigned, withdrawn or marked free will appear with its new status on the next refresh. Numbers within an allocated block can still be ported to another carrier in between Ofcom updates; see our range-holder-vs-current-provider guide for the distinction.