Crap Towns / Bedlington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bedlington?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Bedlington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,816 | 95.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 8.7 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 10.0 km | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 10.6 km | 0.8 |
| Morpeth | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| Ashington | 5.4 km | 0.7 |
| Cramlington | 5.1 km | 0.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 7.7 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | 12.4 km | 0.4 |
| Stakeford | 3.2 km | 0.4 |
| Blyth | 4.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bedlington | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |