Crap Towns / Ryton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ryton?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Ryton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.4% 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 | 45 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,362 | 94.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ponteland | 7.8 km | 9.0 |
| Whickham | 5.4 km | 4.9 |
| Blaydon | 3.2 km | 3.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 7.6 km | 2.7 |
| Gateshead | 11.5 km | 1.9 |
| Ryton | – | 1.0 |
| Wideopen | 11.3 km | 1.0 |
| Prudhoe | 6.4 km | 0.4 |
| Throckley | 2.7 km | 0.4 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 2.6 km | 0.3 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |