Range holder · Edinburgh

Sipcentric Ltd in Edinburgh

0131 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About Sipcentric Ltd’s Edinburgh allocation

When Sipcentric Ltd is the range holder for +44 131 it means Ofcom recorded Sipcentric Ltd as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Edinburgh-facing blocks sit against Sipcentric Ltd in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Edinburgh’s Scotland telecoms estate is shaped by Edinburgh's catchment of roughly 530,000 residents: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see Sipcentric Ltd’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 0131 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and Sipcentric Ltd’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Edinburgh 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 0131 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.

Sipcentric Ltd on 0131: by the numbers

Edinburgh blocks
2
In active service
100%
Share of 0131
0%
Holders on code
157

Of the 2 blocks Sipcentric Ltd runs on the 0131 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 Edinburgh Sipcentric Ltd number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

Sipcentric Ltd runs 2 of the 1,803 allocated blocks on the 0131 dialling code — roughly 0% of Edinburgh’s mapped allocation, shared with 156 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

Sipcentric Ltd blocks on the 0131 (Edinburgh) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 131295Allocated
+44 131295Allocated

FAQs about Sipcentric Ltd on 0131

Why does Sipcentric Ltd appear on Edinburgh (0131) numbers?

Sipcentric Ltd is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 0131 dialling code, which covers Edinburgh. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised Sipcentric Ltd as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Edinburgh Sipcentric 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 0131 number into the lookup above to combine the Sipcentric Ltd range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has Sipcentric Ltd's 0131 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.