Crap Towns / Morpeth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Morpeth?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Morpeth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 58 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,084 | 90.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ponteland | 14.5 km | 9.0 |
| Seaton Delaval | 15.4 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 14.0 km | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 15.9 km | 0.8 |
| Morpeth | – | 0.7 |
| Ashington | 8.6 km | 0.7 |
| Cramlington | 10.7 km | 0.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 11.4 km | 0.5 |
| Stakeford | 6.5 km | 0.4 |
| Blyth | 11.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bedlington | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |