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WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED in Bristol

0117 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED’s Bristol allocation

When WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED is the range holder for +44 117 it means Ofcom recorded WELLTEL (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 Bristol-facing blocks sit against WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Bristol’s South West telecoms estate is shaped by Bristol's catchment of roughly 467,000 residents: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 0117 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Bristol 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 0117 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.

WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED on 0117: by the numbers

Bristol blocks
2
In active service
100%
Share of 0117
0%
Holders on code
160

Of the 2 blocks WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED runs on the 0117 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 Bristol WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED runs 2 of the 2,000 allocated blocks on the 0117 dialling code — roughly 0% of Bristol’s mapped allocation, shared with 159 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED blocks on the 0117 (Bristol) dialling code.

PrefixStatus
+44 117485Allocated
+44 117485Allocated

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FAQs about WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED on 0117

Why does WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED appear on Bristol (0117) numbers?

WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 0117 dialling code, which covers Bristol. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Bristol WELLTEL (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 0117 number into the lookup above to combine the WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has WELLTEL (UK) LIMITED's 0117 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.