Telephone Exchange
Southerndown 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 Southerndown exchange. Most customers can now upgrade from ADSL to fibre internet. BT Broadband is supplied via the Openreach Network. BT Broadband



BT Product * Speed Reward Value ** Deal Ends
Superfast Fibre 2 50-73Mbps £60 BT Reward Card 29th January 2026
Full Fibre 150 150Mbps £80 BT Reward Card 29th January 2026
Full Fibre 300 300Mbps £85 BT Reward Card 29th January 2026
Full Fibre 500 500Mbps £90 BT Reward Card 29th January 2026
Full Fibre 900 900Mbps £160 BT Reward Card 29th January 2026

* All packages on 24 Month Contract

** A BT Virtual Reward Card is a pre-loaded, digital Mastercard given as a bonus with certain BT broadband deals, allowing you to spend the loaded amount online or over the phone anywhere Mastercard is accepted, without waiting for a physical card. It functions like a prepaid debit card, with details (card number, CVV, expiry) accessed via your online BT account, and you typically claim it after your new service is fully installed and past the cooling-off period. Its value typically ranges from £50 to £150. To qualify for the card, you need to order a product or service from BT online.


Local Authority = Vale of Glamorgan Council


UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Southerndown exchange is 01656

International dialling code for the Southerndown exchange is +44 1656 or 0044 1656


The Southerndown exchange is in the Bridgend group of exchanges.

10 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.


OS Grid Ref: SS 88043 74247


Exchange Address

Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
Southerndown,
BRIDGEND.
CF32 0RN

/// what3words geocode = Talkative Hits Ramming

Southerndown -> Vale of Glamorgan -> Wales

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Exchange Location



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Openreach Identifer

  • Network identifier code for the Southerndown exchange is SWSMX

Fibre To The Cabinet

  • The Southerndown exchange provides fibre services.

21CN WBC

  • This exchange has not been 21CN WBC enabled

ADSL Max

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

ADSL

  • The Southerndown telephone exchange in Vale of Glamorgan was enabled for ADSL in February 2004

Ofcom Classification

  • The BT exchange, Southerndown is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 1.
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 22nd April 2024 Openreach declared the Southerndown Exchange, Ogmore-by-Sea as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' as part of their Tranche 13 list of exchanges and issued a 'Stop Sell' notice effective from Friday 16th August 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.

BeFibre - Only Offer Full Fibre

BeFibre is an alternative network to Openreach and their extensive network covers The Midlands, Yorkshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire, the North West and parts of South East England. BeFibre

BeFibre - Full Fibre Broadband