Crap Towns / Alnwick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Alnwick?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Alnwick couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 18 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,881 | 94.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 39.3 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 40.4 km | 1.0 |
| Morpeth | 26.8 km | 0.7 |
| Ashington | 27.0 km | 0.7 |
| Cramlington | 36.1 km | 0.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 27.3 km | 0.5 |
| Amble | 11.5 km | 0.4 |
| Stakeford | 28.1 km | 0.4 |
| Alnwick | – | 0.3 |
| Blyth | 33.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bedlington | 31.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |