Crap Towns / Hexham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hexham?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Hexham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 73.0% of premises, 22% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 70 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,453 | 73.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ponteland | 23.3 km | 9.0 |
| Whickham | 27.1 km | 4.9 |
| Blaydon | 25.5 km | 3.0 |
| Hexham | – | 1.1 |
| Ryton | 22.5 km | 1.0 |
| Annfield Plain | 26.3 km | 0.6 |
| Prudhoe | 16.3 km | 0.4 |
| Throckley | 22.2 km | 0.4 |
| Consett | 21.4 km | 0.3 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 20.4 km | 0.3 |
| Rowlands Gill | 22.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |