Crap Towns / Redcar / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Redcar?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Redcar couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 93 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 93 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 123 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,127 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Brotton | 9.8 km | 6.4 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 15.1 km | 5.2 |
| Billingham | 12.6 km | 3.4 |
| Skelton | 8.2 km | 2.4 |
| Middlesbrough | 10.9 km | 1.5 |
| Eston | 6.7 km | 0.9 |
| Guisborough | 8.4 km | 0.9 |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | 6.9 km | 0.8 |
| Hartlepool | 12.5 km | 0.7 |
| Redcar | – | 0.7 |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 3.8 km | 0.6 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |