Crap Towns / Sunderland / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sunderland?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Sunderland couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 239 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 239 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1,081 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 83,175 | 94.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6.8 km | 2.0 |
| South Shields | 8.3 km | 1.4 |
| Sunderland | – | 1.2 |
| Seaham | 8.4 km | 1.1 |
| Jarrow | 8.6 km | 0.9 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 5.1 km | 0.9 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 8.3 km | 0.6 |
| Fence Houses | 8.9 km | 0.4 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 6.4 km | 0.2 |
| Whitburn | 6.0 km | 0.1 |
| Boldon Colliery | 6.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |