Crap Towns / Wideopen / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wideopen?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Wideopen couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.3% 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 | 51 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,781 | 91.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ponteland | 8.3 km | 9.0 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5.3 km | 2.7 |
| Seaton Delaval | 7.4 km | 1.6 |
| Wideopen | – | 1.0 |
| Killingworth | 3.6 km | 0.8 |
| Wallsend | 8.6 km | 0.5 |
| Cramlington | 5.2 km | 0.5 |
| Throckley | 10.0 km | 0.4 |
| Shiremoor | 7.8 km | 0.4 |
| Longbenton | 4.4 km | 0.2 |
| Bedlington | 10.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |