Free local phone numbers

With Number People, your business can get a free local phone number for any city or town in the UK. Many customers only shop locally, or don’t want to call a mobile number, so with our virtual local phone numbers your business can have that local feel whist being able to answer the calls anywhere – even outside of the UK.

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How do local numbers work?

Often called virtual local numbers, STD area codes or geographic numbers, Number People can supply local telephone numbers for any UK town or city. Our local phone numbers are not attached to a physical telephone line and are virtual cloud based numbers, meaning you don’t have to be physically located in a particular area to benefit from having that areas’ area code.

Your business may be based in Birmingham, but if you want to offer the same services to people based in Wolverhampton, Telford or even London – then it’s as simple as ordering a new telephone number for that area!

Once you have chosen your new local telephone number/s, we just need to know where you would like this number to ring. You can forward calls to any landline, mobile or international number – infact you can forward the calls to up to 10 destinations, perfect if you have a team of people that could answer the call.

If you ever need to make changes to the call forwarding set up, or want to order more local numbers then this can be done online at any point with our simple to use online portal.

You can even make outbound calls using your new Number People number as your outbound caller ID. You can find out more about this outbound calling service here.

Local phone number costs	Cost
Local phone number upfront cost	£0.00
Local phone number monthly fee	£0.00
Local phone number activation fee	£0.00
Unlimited bundle for 01,02,03 & 0843 number	£10 per month
Unlimited bundle for 0800 number	£20 per month
Pay as you go forward to UK landlines	£0.015 (1.5p)
Pay as you go forward to UK mobiles	£0.07 (7p)
Minimum call charge	£0.01 (1p)
Calls rounded up to the nearest penny	£0.01 (1p)
Contract duration	0 months
Customer services/support (UK based)	24/7/365

Number People don’t charge you for your new local phone number. Your 1st local phone number with us will be absolutely free, and if you need to add any more local phone numbers then they are just £1 per number per month.

No initial or ongoing cost for your 1st free telephone number
Go UNLIMITED from just £10 per month – covers all of your forwarded calls to standard UK landlines or standard UK mobiles
Forward calls anywhere within the UK or internationally
Add Outbound Calling to the account for just £1.50 p/m per user
FREE Call Whisper Service – Activate Call Whisper and a message will be played to you (not the caller) before the call is connected, this allows you to recognise that the call is from your Number People number.
No contracts or commitments
Instant number activation
Create a presence in any UK town or city
Target customers who only shop locally
Create a community feel to your business
Create a better service to customers who don’t like calling mobiles or international numbers
Allow customers, friends and family to contact you via a UK rate number even if your forwarding to international destinations
Use local numbers to advertise in the Yellow Pages, Thomson Directories, local newspapers & radio and other ‘local’ media
Create call stats showing you how many calls you’re receiving and from where in the UK
Ensure all calls are instantly answered by routing your geo to the appropriate landline or mobile
Keep your 01/02 number for life (even if you relocate)
Built-in disaster recovery – re-route your calls even if your landlines go down