Crap Towns / Whitley Bay / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitley Bay?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Whitley Bay couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.6% of premises, 5% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 17,043 | 98.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Seaton Delaval | 4.2 km | 1.6 |
| South Shields | 8.1 km | 1.4 |
| Jarrow | 8.5 km | 0.9 |
| Killingworth | 6.9 km | 0.8 |
| Hebburn | 8.6 km | 0.7 |
| Tynemouth | 3.6 km | 0.7 |
| Wallsend | 6.0 km | 0.5 |
| Shiremoor | 2.9 km | 0.4 |
| Longbenton | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Blyth | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Whitley Bay | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |