Range holder · Northampton

Essensys (UK) Limited in Northampton

01604 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Essensys (UK) Limited’s Northampton allocation

When Essensys (UK) Limited is the range holder for +44 1604 it means Ofcom recorded Essensys (UK) Limited as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Northampton-facing blocks sit against Essensys (UK) Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Northampton’s Northamptonshire telecoms estate is shaped by Northampton's catchment of roughly 224,000 residents: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Essensys (UK) Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01604 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Essensys (UK) Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Northampton 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 01604 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.

Essensys (UK) Limited on 01604: by the numbers

Northampton blocks
2
In active service
100%
Share of 01604
0%
Holders on code
90

Of the 2 blocks Essensys (UK) Limited runs on the 01604 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 Northampton Essensys (UK) Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Essensys (UK) Limited runs 2 of the 1,002 allocated blocks on the 01604 dialling code — roughly 0% of Northampton’s mapped allocation, shared with 89 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Essensys (UK) Limited blocks on the 01604 (Northampton) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 1604550Allocated
+44 1604550Allocated

FAQs about Essensys (UK) Limited on 01604

Why does Essensys (UK) Limited appear on Northampton (01604) numbers?

Essensys (UK) Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01604 dialling code, which covers Northampton. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Essensys (UK) Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Northampton Essensys (UK) 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 01604 number into the lookup above to combine the Essensys (UK) Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Essensys (UK) Limited's 01604 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.