Crap Towns / Ashington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ashington?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Ashington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 11 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 105 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,125 | 96.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 12.4 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 15.4 km | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 15.4 km | 0.8 |
| Morpeth | 8.6 km | 0.7 |
| Ashington | – | 0.7 |
| Cramlington | 10.3 km | 0.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 2.8 km | 0.5 |
| Stakeford | 2.7 km | 0.4 |
| Blyth | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | 15.7 km | 0.1 |
| Bedlington | 5.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |