Openreach List 163 More UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch – Tranche 19

Openreach (BT) has released the next January 2025 batch of 163 exchanges (Tranche 19) in their “FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell” programme, which reflects areas where over 75% of premises are able to get full fibre lines and will thus stop selling copper based analogue phone and broadband products (i.e. FTTP becomes the only product option).

Currently, there are two schemes for moving away from old copper lines and services, which can sometimes cross-over. The first starts with the gradual migration of traditional analogue voice (PSTN / WLR) services to digital all-IP technologies (e.g. SOGEA), which is due to complete by 31st January 2027 and is occurring on both copper and full fibre products (i.e. ISPs are introducing digital voice / VoIP services). The national “stop sell” on analogue phone services began on 5th September 2023 (here).

NOTE: Openreach’s full fibre currently covers 17 million UK premises, and they aim to reach 25 million (80%+) by Dec 2026, followed by an ambition for up to 30m by 2030.

The second “FTTP Priority Exchange” programme involves the ongoing rollout of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines – using light signals via optical fibre instead of electrical signals via slow copper lines. Only after this second programme has largely completed (75%+ FTTP coverage) in an exchange area can you really start to completely switch-off copper-based products, which will come later as you have to allow time for natural customer migrations.

Between the scrapping of analogue phone services, the full fibre rollout and the gradual switch away from copper lines themselves, this process will take several years in each area to complete, and the pace will vary (i.e. some areas have better coverage of full fibre than others). Naturally, premises that can’t yet get FTTP will continue to be served by copper-based broadband products.

NOTE: SOGEA (FTTC), SOTAP (ADSL2+) and SOGfast (G.fast) are all copper-based broadband-only products, where voice services can only be added as an optional digital IP / VoIP phone service (i.e. no analogue phones).

163 New Exchange Locations (Tranche 19)

In this programme, the migration process away from legacy services starts with a “no move back” policy (i.e. no going back to copper) for premises connected with FTTP, which is followed by a “stop-sell” of copper services to new customers (12-months of notice is given before this starts and that is what today’s list represents). This stage is then followed by a final “withdrawal” phase, but that comes later.

The stop sell is applied at premises level, so it shouldn’t impact you if you don’t yet have access to FTTP, although edge-case conflicts may still occur due to rare quirks of network availability.

The 163 exchanges announced today takes the total number of exchange upgrades that have already been notified as part of the aforementioned process (including trial exchanges), or which are actively under “stop sell” to 1,338 (up from 1,175 at the last update). The “stop sell” in the Tranche 19 areas will be introduced from 14th February 2026.

NOTE: Openreach has around 5,600 exchanges. But hybrid fibre (FTTC, G.fast) and full fibre (FTTP) services are supplied via different exchanges (c.1,000 of that 5,600 total) and up to 4,600 will eventually close (after 2030) – see here, here, here and here.

The operator also has a Stop Sells Page on their website, which makes it easy to see all the planned changes. Otherwise, the following list is tentative, so changes and delays will occur (exchanges can and are often shifted around into different tranches).

163 Stop Sell Exchanges in Tranche 19

Exchange Name Exchange Location Exchange Code
Calthorpe (BM/CAL) Birmingham CMCAL
Brentwood (BNJ) Brentwood EABRW
Bulwell (BSY) Nottingham EMBULWE
Erskine (GW/ERS) Erskine WSERS
Horsham (HMC) Horsham SDHRSHM
East Grinstead (EG) East Grinstead NDEGR
Selkirk (SXJ) Selkirk ESSEL
Ashford (AD) Ashford (Ashford) NDASF
Truro (TO) Truro WWTRUR
Horseley Fields (HYF) Wolverhampton CMHOR
Stannington (XNG) Stannington NESGT
St Asaph (SAF) St Asaph WNSA
Sudbrooke Park (SPK) Cherry Willingham SLSPK
Helmsley (HHN) Helmsley MYHLM
Pontybodkin (PEH) Leeswood WNPBK
Abbots Bromley (ABX) Abbots Bromley EMABBOT
Cheriton (CTQ) Folkestone NDCHE
Southwater (XWR) Southwater SDSTHWT
Baldslow (JCK) Hastings NDBAL
Beccles (BDP) Beccles EABEC
Leiston (LDN) Leiston EALTN
Seend (SUD) Seend SSSEE
Llanidloes (LLE) Llanidloes WNLNS
Honiton (HKW) Honiton WWHONI
Maindee (MDE) Newport (Newport) SWMDE
Hereford (HR) Hereford WNHR
Settle (SFT) Settle MYSET
Axminster (AX) Axminster WWAXMI
Trefnant (TEU) St Asaph WNTRN
Burghill (BHL) Credenhill WNBUR
Barming (BGO) Maidstone NDBAR
Bexhill (BLC) Bexhill NDBEX
Chirk (CHN) Chirk Bank WNCHK
Walney (WAL) North Walney LCWAL
St Budeaux (SBX) Plymouth WWSBUD
Colne (CKY) Colne LCCOL
Bangor (BG) Bangor WNBG
Culverhouse (CUV) Cardiff SWCUV
Bacup (BAC) Bacup LCBAC
Retford (RF) Retford SLRF
Bridgwater (BNU) Bridgwater WWBWAT
Thornley (TCN) Wheatley Hill NETL
Gatley (MR/GAT) Greater Manchester – Stockport MRGAT
Morriston (MLZ) Swansea SWMLZ
Port Talbot (PTB) Port Talbot SWPTB
Caldicot (CIT) Cil-y-coed SWCIT
Briton Ferry (BPG) Port Talbot SWBPG
Nefyn (NBB) Nefyn WNNEF
Skewen (SKU) Neath SWSKU
Burley In Wharfedale (BTP) Burley in Wharfedale MYBRW
Stranraer (SXW) Stranraer WSSTR
Upwey (UW) Weymouth STUPWEY
Preston (PQP) Weymouth STPRSTN
Brynmawr (BSE) Brynmawr SWBSE
Glossop (GBB) Glossop MRGLO
Cleethorpes (CJF) Cleethorpes SLCLS
Ruabon (RB) Cefn-mawr WNRUA
Market Weighton (MGG) Market Weighton MYMAR
Ogmore Valley (OAG) Ogmore Vale SWOAG
Yaxley (YY) Peterborough EMYXLEY
Killingholme (KHF) Immingham SLKHE
Overseal (OBR) Linton EMOVERS
Hellifield (HFQ) Hellifield MYHLI
Crowle (CPL) Crowle (North Lincolnshire) SLCPL
Annaghmore (ANM) Armagh NIAE
Fairbourne (FBN) Fairbourne WNFAI
Llangoed (LGQ) Llangoed WNLAD
Canewdon (ZJC) Canewdon EACDN
Peterston-Super-Ely (PRU) St Nicholas SWPRU
Llangarron (LUF) Whitchurch (Herefordshire) WNLGN
Tanworth In Arden (TWT) Wood End (Stratford-on-Avon) CMTAN
Eastoft (ETF) Garthorpe SLETF
Wick (WJK) Wick (The Vale of Glamorgan) SWWJK
Great Alne (GTZ) Alcester CMGREA
Staunton Court (SZN) Corse SSSTN
Ferryside (FBZ) Ferryside SWFBZ
Peterchurch (PCU) Peterchurch WNPCH
Berriew (BFM) Berriew WNBER
Llanbedr (LNB) Llanbedr WNLBR
Lamphey (LHY) Freshwater East SWLHY
Llithfaen (LLN) Nefyn WNLTN
Dinas Cross (DCP) Dinas Cross SWDCP
Gargunnock (GFO) Gargunnock ESGAG
Fionnphort (FNP) Baile Mòr WSFIO
Kinoulton (KOL) Kinoulton EMKINOU
Crawford (ZCF) Crawford WSCRW
Leadhills (LRI) Leadhills WSLEA
Llanuwchllyn (LXL) Bala WNLU
Llanrhaeadr (LRU) Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant WNLRD
Cannings (ANS) All Cannings SSCAN
Thurlaston (TLQ) Thurlaston EMTHURL
Bodfari (QOD) Bodfari WNBFI
Crailing (ZIT) Jedburgh ESCRG
Dunham On Trent (DUA) Newton on Trent SLDUA
Taddington (TDG) Buxton (High Peak) MRTAD
Carsington (ZRI) Brassington EMCARSI
Beddgelert (BJG) Waunfawr WNBED
Llandderfel (LTL) Bala WNLDF
Luing (LIG) Cullipool WSLUI
Whalton (WZO) Whalton NEWH
New Radnor (NRV) New Radnor WNNR
Broadhaven (QHV) Broad Haven SWQHV
Milland (OLL) Liphook THMD
Blyth (BJN) Blyth (Bassetlaw) SLBLY
Benington (QQX) Stevenage SMBEN
Samlesbury (SMB) Samlesbury LCSAM
Camptown (ZMA) Jedburgh ESCAM
Teviotdale (TVT) Newmill ESTEV
Pipegate (PPA) Woore WNPIP
Rousay (RSY) Brinian NSROU
Jura (JU) Craighouse WSJUR
Grantshouse (GRO) Fogo ESGRT
Pendine (PEV) Pendine SWPEV
Longformacus (LXF) Longformacus ESLOF
Cappercleuch (CPZ) Selkirk ESCAC
Burnsall (QBS) Embsay MYBNS
West Sandwick (WXS) West Sandwick NSWSW
Inversnaid (IND) Inversnaid ESIVS
Townhead (TND) Kirkcudbright WSTOD
Hunslet Leeds MYHLT
Warrington Warrington LVWAR
Mansfield Mansfield EMMNSFI
Nuneaton Nuneaton CMNUN
Denton Burn Newcastle upon Tyne NEDB
Laisterdyke Bradford MYLAI
Eckington (ECH) Eckington SLEK
Mirfield Mirfield MYMIR
Clowne (CNC) Clowne SLCL
Glenfield Leicester EMGLNFI
Sandal Wakefield MYSAN
Holymoorside Chesterfield SLHLY
Willenhall Willenhall CMWIL
Oadby (ODY) Leicester EMODDBY
Gorebridge Gorebridge ESGRB
Titchfield Fareham SDTTCHF
Stockton Heath Warrington LVSTK
Fairmilehead Edinburgh ESFML
Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead SMHH
Kirkham Kirkham LCKHA
Bushey Heath (L/BUS) Bushey LWBUS
Rothwell Rothwell MYROT
Burton Latimer Burton Latimer EMBRLAT
Horsley Kilburn EMHORSL
Wallsend Wallsend NEW
Standeford (STF) Wolverhampton CMSFD
Carnforth Carnforth LCCAF
Chorlton Greater Manchester – Manchester MRCHO
Slaithwaite Huddersfield MYSLA
Banknock Banknock ESBAK
Bannockburn Stirling ESBAN
Longford Greater Manchester – Trafford MRLON
Westwood Warrington LVWTW
Holytown Motherwell WSHOL
Wigan Greater Manchester – Wigan LCWIG
Stockport Greater Manchester – Stockport MRSTO
Esher Esher LSESH
Finchfield (FID) Wolverhampton CMFIN
Staveley Staveley SLSY
Denny Denny ESDEN
Bonnybridge (BDG) Bonnybridge ESBYB
Hoddesdon Hoddesdon LNHOD
Leamore Bloxwich CMLEA
Bradwell Abbey Milton Keynes SMBA

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