Crap Towns / Seaham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Seaham?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Seaham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 90 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 90 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 114 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,209 | 94.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wingate | 11.9 km | 2.4 |
| Sunderland | 8.4 km | 1.2 |
| Seaham | – | 1.1 |
| Hetton-le-Hole | 6.9 km | 0.6 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 7.9 km | 0.6 |
| Horden | 8.3 km | 0.5 |
| Fence Houses | 9.6 km | 0.4 |
| Murton | 2.9 km | 0.2 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 9.2 km | 0.2 |
| Easington | 5.6 km | 0.1 |
| Peterlee | 8.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |