Crap Towns / Blyth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Blyth?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Blyth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 37 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 20,006 | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 5.8 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 10.7 km | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 9.6 km | 0.8 |
| Ashington | 6.6 km | 0.7 |
| Cramlington | 5.7 km | 0.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 7.2 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | 9.7 km | 0.4 |
| Stakeford | 6.2 km | 0.4 |
| Blyth | – | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | 9.1 km | 0.1 |
| Bedlington | 4.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |