Crap Towns / Jarrow / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Jarrow?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Jarrow couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 42 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 42 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 144 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 14,560 | 96.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 7.7 km | 2.0 |
| Gateshead | 7.3 km | 1.9 |
| South Shields | 3.6 km | 1.4 |
| Jarrow | – | 0.9 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 3.6 km | 0.9 |
| Hebburn | 2.4 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 4.9 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 4.3 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | 7.4 km | 0.4 |
| Whitburn | 7.4 km | 0.1 |
| Boldon Colliery | 2.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |