Crap Towns / Whitburn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitburn?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Whitburn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,347 | 91.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 10.9 km | 2.0 |
| South Shields | 4.7 km | 1.4 |
| Sunderland | 6.0 km | 1.2 |
| Jarrow | 7.4 km | 0.9 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 4.7 km | 0.9 |
| Hebburn | 9.8 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 9.4 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 11.2 km | 0.5 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 12.2 km | 0.2 |
| Whitburn | – | 0.1 |
| Boldon Colliery | 6.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |