Telephone Exchange
North Weald Telephone Exchange

Fibre Enabled

BT Broadband Fibre to the Cabinet, Fibre to the Premises & Fibre on Demand services are available to customers connected to the North Weald exchange. Most customers can now upgrade from ADSL to fibre internet. BT Broadband is supplied via the Openreach Network. BT Broadband



Local Authorities = Epping Forest District Council & Essex County Council

UK area dialling code (STD code) for the North Weald exchange is 01992

International dialling code for the North Weald exchange is +44 1992 or 0044 1992

The North Weald exchange is in the Lea Valley group of exchanges.

9 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.

North Weald

Exchange Address

Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
High Road,
North Weald,
EPPING.
CM16 6EG

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North Weald -> Essex -> East

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Openreach Identifer

  • Network identifier code for the North Weald exchange is EANWD

Fibre To The Cabinet

  • The North Weald exchange provides fibre services.

21CN WBC

  • This exchange has not been 21CN WBC enabled

ADSL Max

  • The North Weald exchange has been enabled for ADSL Max since March 2006

ADSL

  • The North Weald telephone exchange in Essex was enabled for ADSL in June 2005

Ofcom Classification

  • The BT exchange, North Weald is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 2.

Historic Fact

  • Before PhONE Day On 16th April 1995, the STD Code For This Exchange Was 0378 82
Virgin Media

PSTN Network Switch Off In 2027

Openreach and the wider UK telecoms industry are retiring the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and associated copper-based services as part of the move to an all-digital, internet-protocol (IP) based network.

The PSTN and associated wholesale copper services - including traditional analogue phone lines, ISDN2, ISDN30 and other legacy products - are being withdrawn.

These services historically relied on copper wiring connected from exchanges to premises. They will be replaced with digital alternatives such as Full Fibre (FTTP) and IP-based broadband services like SOGEA, SOGFAST and other All-IP products.

Originally planned for December 2025, the final withdrawal of the PSTN network has been rescheduled to 31 January 2027 to give more time for migration, particularly for vulnerable customers and specialist services. By this date, all legacy services that depend on the PSTN must be transitioned off the copper network.

On 31st May 2023 Openreach declared the North Weald Exchange, North Weald Bassett as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' as part of their Tranche 12 list of exchanges and issued a 'Stop Sell' notice effective from Tuesday 4th June 2024

Stop Sell is triggered when a majority (75%) of premises connected to a particular exchange can get ultrafast Full Fibre. Customers who then want to switch, upgrade or re-grade their broadband or phone service will have to take a new digital service over their new Full Fibre network.