Range holder · North Walsham
Pipex Communications PLC in North Walsham
01692 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom
About Pipex Communications PLC’s North Walsham allocation
When Pipex Communications PLC is the range holder for +44 1692 it means Ofcom recorded Pipex Communications PLC as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 1 North Walsham-facing block sits against Pipex Communications PLC in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.
North Walsham’s Norfolk telecoms estate is shaped by North Walsham's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Pipex Communications PLC’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01692 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Pipex Communications PLC’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in North Walsham 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 01692 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.
Pipex Communications PLC on 01692: by the numbers
- North Walsham blocks
- 1
- In active service
- 100%
- Share of 01692
- 0%
- Holders on code
- 86
Of the 1 block Pipex Communications PLC runs on the 01692 code, 1 (100%) is 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 North Walsham Pipex Communications PLC number is likely to be before you even dial it back.
Pipex Communications PLC runs 1 of the 831 allocated blocks on the 01692 dialling code — roughly 0% of North Walsham’s mapped allocation, shared with 85 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.
Allocated ranges
Pipex Communications PLC blocks on the 01692 (North Walsham) dialling code.
| Prefix | Status |
|---|---|
| +44 1692 | Allocated |
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FAQs about Pipex Communications PLC on 01692
Why does Pipex Communications PLC appear on North Walsham (01692) numbers?
Pipex Communications PLC is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 1 number block on the 01692 dialling code, which covers North Walsham. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Pipex Communications PLC as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.
Are calls from a North Walsham Pipex Communications PLC-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 01692 number into the lookup above to combine the Pipex Communications PLC range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.
Has Pipex Communications PLC's 01692 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.