Crap Towns / East Boldon and West Boldon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in East Boldon and West Boldon?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in East Boldon and West Boldon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.0% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 30 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,998 | 86.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6.8 km | 2.0 |
| Gateshead | 9.0 km | 1.9 |
| South Shields | 3.7 km | 1.4 |
| Sunderland | 5.1 km | 1.2 |
| Jarrow | 3.6 km | 0.9 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | – | 0.9 |
| Hebburn | 5.7 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 7.7 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 8.0 km | 0.5 |
| Whitburn | 4.7 km | 0.1 |
| Boldon Colliery | 1.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |