137 More UK Areas Set to Lose Copper Phone Lines – Is Yours on the List?

Are you still using a traditional landline phone? Then this warning is for you.

Openreach has just announced that 137 more areas across the UK are being added to its “Stop Sell” list – that means no more copper-based phone lines. In plain English:

The old landline system is being switched off.

Once your area hits 75% full fibre coverage, the old copper lines (the ones used for your landline) will no longer be offered. And eventually, your current landline will stop working unless you switch to a digital phone service.

This isn’t years away – this is happening now

Openreach is calling this Tranche 21, and it affects over 850,000 homes.

By August 2026, nearly 9 million homes will have copper completely removed. You won’t be able to get your old landline service back – and if you haven’t switched, you may be left with no working phone at all.

For many, this is a real concern, especially if you rely on your landline every day. Maybe it’s your only phone. Maybe it’s how family check you’re OK. Or maybe it’s just familiar and comfortable.

So what can you do?

The Good News: Phonely Makes It Easy

At Phonely, we’ve helped thousands of people make the switch without any stress.

✅ You can keep your current phone number
✅ You can keep using your old phone with our handy VoIP adapter (unless you’d prefer a brand new phone – we also offer pre-configured VoIP phones that are ready to go straight out of the box. Just plug them in and they work)
✅ You get nuisance call blocking to protect against scam and sales calls
✅ You can talk to a real person who’ll help you get set up

This isn’t a big technical job. No engineer visit. No confusing instructions. We’ve built Phonely to be simple, friendly and safe – just like your landline used to be.

What else do you get with Phonely?

• CallGuard: Blocks known scam and nuisance calls
• Trusted Person alerts: Let family members know if something seems off
• Voicemail, call recording, and more – all included
• Peace of mind knowing your phone will still work when copper lines are gone

Thousands of people have already switched. Why not join them?

Is your area affected?

Here are the 137 areas where the landline Stop Sell has just been announced:

• Adderbury (Kings Sutton)
• Adwick Le Street (Adwick le Street)
• Aghadowey (Londonderry)
• Amlwch (Amlwch)
• Annbank (Mossblown)
• Appley Bridge (Wigan)
• Armthorpe (Armthorpe)
• Ashby De La Zouch (Ashby-de-la-Zouch)
• Ashford (Ashford)
• Aylesbury (Aylesbury)
• Bala (Bala)
• Ballingry (Ballingry)
• Barnwood (Gloucester)
• Bartestree Cross (Lugwardine)
• Bedford (Bedford)
• Berriedale (Newport – Highland)
• Bishops Cleeve (Bishop’s Cleeve)
• Broomfield (Chelmsford)
• Buckland St Mary (Bishopswood)
• Bovey Tracey (Bovey Tracey)
• Chapelton (Chapelton)
• Chestfield (Whitstable)
• Chudleigh (Chudleigh)
• Clay Cross (Clay Cross)
• Cleland (Cleland)
• Clogher (Tyrone)
• Colinton (Edinburgh)
• Coppull (Coppull)
• Dalston (Dalston)
• Darlington (Darlington)
• Desborough (Desborough)
• Dickleburgh (Diss)
• Dolgarrog (Dolgarrog)
• Dolgellau (Dolgellau)
• Dolwen (Betws-yn-Rhos)
• Dromore/Tyrone (Tyrone)
• Drumquin (Tyrone)
• Durrington (Bulford Camp)
• Dyserth (Dyserth)
• Dymchurch (Dymchurch)
• Easton (Bristol)
• Eastwood (Southend-on-Sea)
• Eskdalemuir (Eskdalemuir)
• Felling (Gateshead)
• Fernhill Heath (Worcester)
• Fintona (Tyrone)
• Forden (Forden)
• Freeland (Long Hanborough)
• Girton (Cambridge)
• Glarryford (Antrim)
• Goscote (Syston)
• Grays Thurrock (Grays)
• Great Dunmow (Great Dunmow)
• Hathern (Loughborough)
• Haslington (Crewe)
• Hengoed (Newport)
• Hexton (Bedford)
• Higher Bolton (Bolton)
• Hoghton (Bamber Bridge)
• Holmfirth (Holmfirth)
• Hook (Hook – Hart)
• Horton Bank (Bradford)
• Ingleby Barwick (Ingleby Barwick)
• Kessingland (Kessingland)
• Kinghorn (Kinghorn)
• Leigh Sinton (Great Malvern)
• Leytonstone (Waltham Forest)
• Llanbedrog (Llanbedrog)
• Llanfrynach (Brecon)
• Llandovery (Llandovery)
• Llandrindod Wells (Llandrindod Wells)
• Llandyrnog (Llandyrnog)
• Lockerbie (Lockerbie)
• Lockeridge (Lockeridge)
• Locks Heath (South Hampshire)
• Long Bredy (Litton Cheney)
• Loughborough (Loughborough)
• Lynemouth (Lynemouth)
• Manningham (Bradford)
• Manningtree (Manningtree)
• Marine (Southend-on-Sea)
• Menai Bridge (Menai Bridge)
• Midsomer Norton (Midsomer Norton)
• Milford Haven (Milford Haven)
• New Brancepeth (Esh Winning)
• Newhaven (Newhaven)
• Newton Stewart (Newton Stewart)
• Newton Tracey (Bideford)
• Ogbourne St George (Ogbourne St George)
• Penrith (Penrith)
• Pennyghael (Carsaig)
• Penwortham (Bamber Bridge)
• Pencaitland (Wester Pencaitland)
• Pershore (Pershore)
• Plymstock (Plymstock)
• Pomeroy (Tyrone)
• Purfleet (Grays)
• Romsey (Romsey)
• Sacriston (Sacriston)
• Sale (Trafford)
• Sandbach (Sandbach)
• Sanday (Lady)
• Sandon (Stafford)
• Saint Faith (Horsham St Faith)
• Shildon (Shildon)
• Silsoe (Bedford)
• Smallbrook (Birmingham)
• South Milford (Sherburn in Elmet)
• Southbourne (Bournemouth)
• Starcross (Starcross)
• Steele Road (Hawick)
• Stockton (Stockton-on-Tees)
• Stoke City (Stoke-on-Trent)
• Stonehouse (Stonehouse)
• St Austell (St Austell)
• Stourport (Stourport-on-Severn)
• Stubbington (Stubbington)
• Sutton In Ashfield (Sutton in Ashfield)
• Teversham (Cambridge)
• Tottington (Bury)
• Trentham (Stoke-on-Trent)
• Ulva Ferry (Ballygown)
• Uxbridge (Hillingdon)
• Warsop (Market Warsop)
• Washington (Washington)
• West Wickham (Bromley)
• Whaley Bridge (Whaley Bridge)
• Whitley Bridge (Eggborough)
• Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton)
• Wolviston (Wolviston)
• Wood St (City of London)
• Woodford (Redbridge)
• Woodham Ferrers (South Woodham Ferrers)
• Worle (Weston-Super-Mare)