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Broadband availability

Ofcom data showing broadband availability and average speeds in North East CA area

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Broadband Accessibility and Speeds

This section shows the coverage of broadband at different speeds. Almost all internal spaces can access Superfast broadband, which conversely is the slowest broadband speed now measured. In speed order, other broadband speeds are categorised as Ultrasfast broadband, Gigabit, and Full Fibre. The latter two are normally not required for private residences, and Ultrasfast broadband is only needed where there are multiple online users with data intense requirements. 

The latest broadband data

As at the November 2025 Connected Nations report by Ofcom, 97.8% of all premises in the North East CA area had at least a superfast broadband (SFBB) connection or faster. This value is broadly the same within England excluding London which has 96.6% of premises connected to an SFBB connection or faster. In England 77.9% of premises have Full Fibre  and 86.7% have Gigabit connections, compared to 75.6% and 86.8% in the North East CA region. 

 

 

 

The latest mobile data

As at summer 2025, 89.61% of indoor spaces within the North East CA area had 4G coverage from all the four major mobile data providers. 99.23% had outdoor coverage from the four providers.

For 5G, 97.22% of premises had outdoor coverage from at least one operator, dropping to 47.66% having outdoor coverage from all four major providers.

The statistics are based on Ofcom Connected Nations report.

Mobile 4G and 5G Data Coverage