Crap Towns / Shiremoor / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shiremoor?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Shiremoor couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,060 | 92.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 3.8 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 7.8 km | 1.0 |
| Jarrow | 7.4 km | 0.9 |
| Killingworth | 4.3 km | 0.8 |
| Hebburn | 6.7 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 3.6 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 3.8 km | 0.5 |
| Cramlington | 8.0 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | – | 0.4 |
| Longbenton | 4.3 km | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | 2.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |