Who Called Me from 0116 (Leicester)?
0116 is the Leicester dialling code across 270 Ofcom-allocated number blocks. Look up who called from a 0116 number, identify the network operator, check against known scam patterns and report unwanted calls.
0116 is the UK dialling code for Leicester, in the historic county of Leicestershire, covering an area with a population of approximately 355,218. Numbers in this area follow the format 0116 123 4567 — the dialling code, followed by a local number assigned to a specific Communications Provider (CP).
Ofcom has allocated 270 number blocks within the 0116 range, spread across BT, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, Gamma and many smaller UK CPs. Each block of 1,000 (or sometimes 10,000) numbers is owned by a single CP, which may then assign individual numbers to its own customers or to resellers further down the chain. You can see the full block-by-block allocation list below.
Although 0116 originally indicated the geographic location of the line, UK number portability means a phone with this prefix can technically be located anywhere. For most landlines the geographic match still holds, but for VoIP-only numbers it does not. If you receive a call from a 0116 number and you don't recognise it, you can match the next four digits (the "block") against the table below to identify the originally-allocated network operator.
Ofcom-allocated blocks for 0116
These are the 250 currently-active number blocks Ofcom has allocated within the 0116 range, in order. Click any block to see the carrier, allocation date and recently-reported call patterns.
