Crap Towns / Tynemouth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Tynemouth?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Tynemouth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 191 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 191 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 229 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 29,551 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 7.0 km | 1.6 |
| South Shields | 4.8 km | 1.4 |
| Jarrow | 4.9 km | 0.9 |
| Killingworth | 7.5 km | 0.8 |
| Hebburn | 5.4 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | – | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 3.7 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | 3.6 km | 0.4 |
| Longbenton | 6.9 km | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | 3.6 km | 0.1 |
| Boldon Colliery | 7.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |