Who Called Me from 01256 (Basingstoke)?
01256 is the Basingstoke dialling code across 272 Ofcom-allocated number blocks. Look up who called from a 01256 number, identify the network operator, check against known scam patterns and report unwanted calls.
01256 is the UK dialling code for Basingstoke, in the historic county of Hampshire, covering an area with a population of approximately 113,776. Numbers in this area follow the format 012561234567 — the dialling code, followed by a local number assigned to a specific Communications Provider (CP).
Ofcom has allocated 272 number blocks within the 01256 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 01256 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 01256 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 01256
These are the 250 currently-active number blocks Ofcom has allocated within the 01256 range, in order. Click any block to see the carrier, allocation date and recently-reported call patterns.
