Crap Towns / Blaydon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Blaydon?
In January 2026, 3.0% of premises in Blaydon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 79 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 79 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 228 | 3.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,897 | 91.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ponteland | 9.8 km | 9.0 |
| Whickham | 2.2 km | 4.9 |
| Blaydon | – | 3.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5.9 km | 2.7 |
| Gateshead | 8.3 km | 1.9 |
| Ryton | 3.2 km | 1.0 |
| Prudhoe | 9.2 km | 0.4 |
| Throckley | 5.3 km | 0.4 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 5.1 km | 0.3 |
| Birtley | 10.5 km | 0.2 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |