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Hyperoptic Ltd in Axminster

01297 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Hyperoptic Ltd’s Axminster allocation

When Hyperoptic Ltd is the range holder for +44 1297 it means Ofcom recorded Hyperoptic Ltd as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Axminster-facing blocks sit against Hyperoptic Ltd in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Axminster’s Devon telecoms estate is shaped by Axminster's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Hyperoptic Ltd’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01297 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Hyperoptic Ltd’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Axminster 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 01297 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.

Hyperoptic Ltd on 01297: by the numbers

Axminster blocks: 2
In active service: 100%
Share of 01297: 0%
Holders on code: 93

Of the 2 blocks Hyperoptic Ltd runs on the 01297 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 Axminster Hyperoptic Ltd number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Hyperoptic Ltd runs 2 of the 822 allocated blocks on the 01297 dialling code — roughly 0% of Axminster’s mapped allocation, shared with 92 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Hyperoptic Ltd blocks on the 01297 (Axminster) dialling code.

Prefix	Status
+44 1297697	Allocated
+44 1297697	Allocated

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FAQs about Hyperoptic Ltd on 01297

Why does Hyperoptic Ltd appear on Axminster (01297) numbers?

Hyperoptic Ltd is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01297 dialling code, which covers Axminster. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Hyperoptic Ltd as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Axminster Hyperoptic Ltd-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 01297 number into the lookup above to combine the Hyperoptic Ltd range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Hyperoptic Ltd's 01297 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.