Crap Towns / Whickham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whickham?
In January 2026, 4.9% of premises in Whickham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 9.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 322 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 322 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 404 | 4.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,403 | 90.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whickham | – | 4.9 |
| Blaydon | 2.2 km | 3.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 6.5 km | 2.7 |
| Gateshead | 6.5 km | 1.9 |
| Ryton | 5.4 km | 1.0 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 8.9 km | 0.8 |
| Throckley | 7.5 km | 0.4 |
| Stanley | 9.0 km | 0.3 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 6.8 km | 0.3 |
| Birtley | 8.3 km | 0.2 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |