Crap Towns / Longbenton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Longbenton?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Longbenton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 20 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 20 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 24 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,666 | 95.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5.2 km | 2.7 |
| Seaton Delaval | 6.2 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 4.4 km | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 1.9 km | 0.8 |
| Hebburn | 6.5 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 4.2 km | 0.5 |
| Cramlington | 7.4 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | 4.3 km | 0.4 |
| Longbenton | – | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | 7.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |