Telephone Exchange Search Tool

Enter your postcode to find the distance from and location of your local telephone exchange

(We assure you that your postcode will not be stored or shared with anyone)

The BroadbandExposed telephone exchange search tool quickly maps the location of your nearest telephone exchange. Enter your postcode and the BroadbandExposed telephone exchange tool will not only show you the location of your local telephone exchange but it will also calculate the distance from your premises to your local telephone exchange.

If you are using ADSL or ADSL2+ broadband to connect to the internet then the distance from your premises to your telephone exchange is a critical factor in determining the broadband speed you will be able to achieve. If your premises is a short distance to your local telephone exchange you will be able to achieve higher broadband speeds and generally it will be more stable than if your premises is a long distance to your local telephone exchange as this increase in distance will result in lower achievable broadband speeds and you may also experience less stability.

Attenuation which measures the gradual loss in intensity of the ADSL or ADSL2+ signal while passing through the copper medium is lower on short lines from the local telephone exchange allowing for faster speeds and high on long lines from the local telephone exchange thus limiting the achievable broadband speeds. Furthermore the longer the distance is from your premises and the local telephone exchange the more likely there is going to be background noises to interfere with the ADSL or ADSL2+ signal.

If you feel that that distance is a possible cause to you not getting your expected broadband speeds then you can get in contact with your broadband provider and ask them to make adjustments to the equipment at the telephone exchange. Dependant on the quality of your telephone line, you can get more broadband speed and stability if they change the signal to noise ratio and INP values.

Unlike ADSL or ADSL2+ broadband, with fibre optic broadband, the distance from your local telephone exchange doesn't determine the achievable broadband speeds. Fibre optic broadband generally uses technology known as 'Fibre To The Cabinet' (or FTTC) which connects telephone exchanges to street cabinets and it is the quality of the line between the cabinet and your property which determines the achievable broadband fibre speeds as there is a gradual decrease in attainable fibre broadband speeds as the distance from the cabinet to your home increase after 200 metres.

If you are currently on ADSL or ADSL2+ broadband and would like to know if fibre optic broadband is available in your area you can use BroadbandExposed's broadband postcode checker. Just enter your postcode in the postcode checker tool and we will check if your postcode can be connected to super fast fibre optic broadband and don't worry we assure you that your postcode will not be stored or shared with anyone.