Crap Towns / Ponteland / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ponteland?
In January 2026, 9.0% of premises in Ponteland couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 18.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 17.0% of premises, 82% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
Big house. Shit broadband.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 436 | 9.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 828 | 17.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ponteland | – | 9.0 |
| Whickham | 11.9 km | 4.9 |
| Blaydon | 9.8 km | 3.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 8.9 km | 2.7 |
| Ryton | 7.8 km | 1.0 |
| Wideopen | 8.3 km | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 11.8 km | 0.8 |
| Cramlington | 11.8 km | 0.5 |
| Prudhoe | 10.7 km | 0.4 |
| Throckley | 5.1 km | 0.4 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 9.3 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |