Use the full area code before the local subscriber number.
UK geographic telephone code
01527 area code: Redditch
The 01527 dialling code is associated with Redditch.
How to dial Redditch
Use +44 and remove the leading zero from the area code.
An area-code match describes the number range, not the caller's identity or current physical location. Caller ID can also be spoofed.
Recent reports for 01527 numbers
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Comes up as UK number for Redditch but is not. Goes to South African call centre.
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A woman described herself as one of the "energy advisers" for this area, I asked which organisation she was from but got no answer. Seems like a scam.
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Loft insulation scammers… Trying to con gullible folk. Beware…
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Received call after other automated call with no one there Coincidence seems unlikely
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Supposed to be calling from the "National Hub " about waste management from whom we have no involvement.
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Called several times. No message left just laughing in the back ground
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They say they are from Sky they are not as Sky don't phone you unless it's a prearranged cal
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Indian accent saying from BT Broadband
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Caller said my car insurance was overdue. I have never owned a car!
Source and review
This page uses Ofcom telephone area codes area-code information retrieved on 3 September 2026.