Crap Towns / Stakeford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stakeford?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Stakeford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 15 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,125 | 98.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 11.4 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | 13.2 km | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 13.7 km | 0.8 |
| Morpeth | 6.5 km | 0.7 |
| Ashington | 2.7 km | 0.7 |
| Cramlington | 8.3 km | 0.5 |
| Newbiggin-by-the-Sea | 5.4 km | 0.5 |
| Stakeford | – | 0.4 |
| Blyth | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | 15.1 km | 0.1 |
| Bedlington | 3.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |