Crap Towns / Hebburn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hebburn?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Hebburn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 42 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 42 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 75 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,182 | 95.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 7.7 km | 2.0 |
| Gateshead | 5.7 km | 1.9 |
| South Shields | 5.8 km | 1.4 |
| Jarrow | 2.4 km | 0.9 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 5.7 km | 0.9 |
| Hebburn | – | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 5.4 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 3.0 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Longbenton | 6.5 km | 0.2 |
| Boldon Colliery | 4.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |