Crap Towns / Boldon Colliery / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Boldon Colliery?
In January 2026, every one of the 2,983 premises in Boldon Colliery could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 97.2% 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,900 | 97.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6.2 km | 2.0 |
| Gateshead | 7.6 km | 1.9 |
| South Shields | 3.9 km | 1.4 |
| Sunderland | 6.2 km | 1.2 |
| Jarrow | 2.4 km | 0.9 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 1.5 km | 0.9 |
| Hebburn | 4.3 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 6.7 km | 0.5 |
| Whitburn | 6.1 km | 0.1 |
| Boldon Colliery | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |