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Simwood eSMS Limited in Abergavenny
01873 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom
About Simwood eSMS Limited’s Abergavenny allocation
When Simwood eSMS Limited is the range holder for +44 1873 it means Ofcom recorded Simwood eSMS Limited as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Abergavenny-facing blocks sit against Simwood eSMS Limited in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.
Abergavenny’s Wales telecoms estate is shaped by Abergavenny's residential and business catchment: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Simwood eSMS Limited’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 01873 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Simwood eSMS Limited’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Abergavenny 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 01873 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.
Simwood eSMS Limited on 01873: by the numbers
- Abergavenny blocks
- 2
- In active service
- 100%
- Share of 01873
- 0%
- Holders on code
- 90
Of the 2 blocks Simwood eSMS Limited runs on the 01873 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 Abergavenny Simwood eSMS Limited number is likely to be before you even dial it back.
Simwood eSMS Limited runs 2 of the 804 allocated blocks on the 01873 dialling code — roughly 0% of Abergavenny’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
Simwood eSMS Limited blocks on the 01873 (Abergavenny) dialling code.
| Prefix | Status |
|---|---|
| +44 1873568 | Allocated |
| +44 1873568 | Allocated |
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FAQs about Simwood eSMS Limited on 01873
Why does Simwood eSMS Limited appear on Abergavenny (01873) numbers?
Simwood eSMS Limited is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 01873 dialling code, which covers Abergavenny. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Simwood eSMS Limited as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.
Are calls from a Abergavenny Simwood eSMS 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 01873 number into the lookup above to combine the Simwood eSMS Limited range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.
Has Simwood eSMS Limited's 01873 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.