Broadband in South Tyneside
67% of homes in South Tyneside can get full fibre, 15 points below the England figure of 82%. That ranks 263rd of 296 councils in England and 315th of 361 across the UK.
What homes in South Tyneside can get
- Gigabit1,000Mbps or faster95%
- Full fibreFibre all the way to the home67%
- Ultrafast300Mbps or faster95%
- Fast100Mbps or faster95%
- Superfast30Mbps or faster100%
- No decent serviceUnder 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless0%
76,597
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
44%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
0
premises can't get decent broadband (10Mbps) from a fixed line or wireless network
Towns in South Tyneside
| Town | Gigabit | Superfast | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shields | 90% | 96% | 1,661 |
| Jarrow | 93% | 97% | 804 |
| Hebburn | 95% | 98% | 475 |
| Whitburn | 89% | 100% | 134 |
Towns and larger villages, by number of postcodes. Figures are averages across each town's postcodes.
Council figures are Ofcom's own totals for South Tyneside (January 2026). Coverage figures are for homes; the premises counts include businesses. About our data.