Crap Towns / Gateshead / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Gateshead?
In January 2026, 1.9% of premises in Gateshead couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 421 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 421 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1,146 | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 56,345 | 92.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whickham | 6.5 km | 4.9 |
| Blaydon | 8.3 km | 3.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 7.6 km | 2.7 |
| Washington | 5.7 km | 2.0 |
| Gateshead | – | 1.9 |
| Jarrow | 7.3 km | 0.9 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 7.1 km | 0.8 |
| Hebburn | 5.7 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 7.8 km | 0.5 |
| Birtley | 4.6 km | 0.2 |
| Boldon Colliery | 7.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |