Crap Towns / Newbiggin-by-the-Sea / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% of premises, about the same as 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 | 15 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,154 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 13.0 km | 1.6 |
| Killingworth | 16.7 km | 0.8 |
| Morpeth | 11.4 km | 0.7 |
| Ashington | 2.8 km | 0.7 |
| Cramlington | 11.9 km | 0.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | – | 0.5 |
| Amble | 16.6 km | 0.4 |
| Stakeford | 5.4 km | 0.4 |
| Blyth | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | 15.8 km | 0.1 |
| Bedlington | 7.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |