01273 Area Code — Brighton, Hove & Rottingdean

01273 is the UK dialling code for Brighton in Brighton and Hove, also serving Hove, Rottingdean and Portslade, allocated by Ofcom under the National Telephone Numbering Plan. Our database has tracked 535 distinct 01273 numbers across 1,099 public lookups.

Quick facts

About the 01273 dialling code

01273 is the UK geographic dialling code for Brighton, allocated by Ofcom under the National Telephone Numbering Plan. It is used by landlines — and increasingly VoIP lines — registered to the Brighton area.

A full Brighton number is normally written as 01273 XXXXXX. You can dial the local part on its own from within the same area, or the full number from anywhere in the UK.

Because of UK number portability and internet calling, a 01273 number no longer guarantees the caller is physically in Brighton. Fraudsters also "spoof" local codes like 01273 so an unknown call looks like a nearby business or neighbour — so treat an unexpected call on what is actually said, not on the area code alone.

Map of the 01273 dialling area

The marker shows Brighton; the shaded circle is an approximate indication of the area the 01273 code serves — exact Ofcom charging-area boundaries are irregular and don't follow a neat radius.

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Areas typically served by 01273

Settlements in and around the Brighton dialling area that typically use 01273 numbers. Approximate — Ofcom charging-area boundaries don't follow town or county lines exactly, and properties near a boundary may take a neighbouring code.

Calling 01273 from abroad

From outside the UK, dial your international access prefix, then the UK country code 44, then 1273 (the area code without its leading zero) and the local number.

History of the 01273 code

The code was 0273 until PhONEday, 16 April 1995, when a "1" was inserted after the leading zero to create 01273.

In the letter-dialling era the code had the mnemonic BR3 — on an old rotary dial, the letters BR (from Brighton) sat on the same holes as the digits 273, so subscribers literally dialled the start of the town's name.

Top searched 01273 numbers

These are the 01273 numbers most-looked-up by visitors to our number checker. Click any number to see its full lookup page with risk-level, range holder, and community reports.

Is a call from 01273 safe?

Most 01273 calls are ordinary local calls from Brighton homes and businesses. The main risk to be aware of is "neighbour spoofing", where a scammer fakes a local 01273 prefix so you are more likely to answer. Never share bank details, passwords or one-time security codes with an unexpected caller, even when the number looks local — hang up and call the organisation back on a number you have verified yourself.

To call a 01273 (Brighton) number from outside the UK, drop the leading zero and dial +44 1273 followed by the local number.

Operators serving Brighton

These UK communications providers have been allocated 01273 number blocks by Ofcom. The number of blocks per operator gives a rough sense of how widely each provider serves this area.

Ofcom number ranges on 01273

Ofcom's National Numbering Plan lists 640 number blocks under 01273, of which 532 are allocated to 103 communications providers. The first allocated blocks are shown below — look up any full number with the number checker to see its exact range holder.

Showing 12 of 532 allocated blocks. Source: Ofcom telephone numbering data, updated weekly.

Common scam patterns reported in Brighton

Categories most-commonly tagged on user-submitted reports for 01273 numbers in our community comments.

• silent — 1 report
• unknown — 1 report

How to block and report 01273 spam calls

Block or report 01273

• You can block 01273 directly from your recent-calls list on iPhone or Android, and forward scam texts free to 7726.
• Scam or fraud calls should be reported to Action Fraud (0300 123 2040) or Police Scotland (101); persistent marketing calls to the ICO / TPS.

Full step-by-step instructions for every phone, network-level blocking and all UK reporting routes are in our guide: How to block and report unwanted calls in the UK.

Frequently asked questions about the 01273 code

Neighbouring dialling codes

Codes covering areas around Brighton — useful when a caller is nearby but outside the 01273 boundary.

Living in or moving to Brighton?

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