20 providers offer 301 broadband deals in Gateshead, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 111 Mbps down and 17 Mbps up, 10% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Gateshead
The best value in Gateshead on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Full Fibre 145: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £155 reward card is bundled in. 145 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Gateshead
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Fastest broadband deal in Gateshead
The fastest deal available in Gateshead is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Gateshead
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
3000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£80/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1925 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Gateshead
The cheapest deal in Gateshead is 150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £13.50 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £13.50 is an intro price that rises to £18.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £162. giffgaff is essentially level at £15.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Gateshead
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Avg £15.75/mo over contract · £378 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
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£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
£29/mo
rises to £31 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £30.50/mo over contract · £732 total over 24 months
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£31/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£749 total over 24 months
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
Avg £21/mo over contract · £504 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Gateshead
20 providers serve Gateshead, with Sky the fastest at 5,000 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. A down arrow is below the industry average, up is above, and a dash means Ofcom publishes no figure for that provider (usually because it is below Ofcom's 1.5% market-share reporting threshold). A small diagonal arrow shows the past-year trend (↘ improving, ↗ getting worse).
Ofcom records the typical Gateshead download speed at 111 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Gateshead
Only 16% of the 62,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 83% can get gigabit.
The faster line is already there. For most of these homes it is the contract holding them back, not the infrastructure.
Is your broadband good enough?
The typical Gateshead line runs 111 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 83% of Gateshead, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Gateshead?
The wholesale networks carrying Gateshead broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Where Gateshead has working altnets, the gigabit market suddenly looks competitive. Here are the ones that have built into the streets here.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Hyperoptic
Layered on top, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also reach this area (Openreach is the universal default, so the address question is which altnet, not whether Openreach).
20 providers compete for Gateshead broadband customers right now.
What broadband coverage does Gateshead have?
Superfast broadband reaches 95% of Gateshead premises but gigabit only 83%, so around 12% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Gateshead?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Gateshead homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Gateshead, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Gateshead neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 160 Mbps in Felling to 55 Mbps in Chopwell and Rowlands Gill, so your street matters more than the Gateshead average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felling NE10 | 160 | +49 | 18 | 97% | 96% | 100% |
| Blaydon NE21 | 130 | +19 | 18 | 92% | 84% | 100% |
| Low Fell NE9 | 129 | +18 | 18 | 99% | 92% | 100% |
| Lobley Hill and Bensham NE11 | 115 | +5 | 18 | 83% | 60% | 100% |
| Bridges NE8 | 103 | -7 | 18 | 96% | 75% | 100% |
| Whickham South and Sunniside NE16 | 93 | -17 | 15 | 94% | 71% | 100% |
| Crawcrook and Greenside NE40 | 67 | -44 | 14 | 96% | 90% | 100% |
| Chopwell and Rowlands Gill NE17 | 56 | -55 | 14 | 91% | 14% | 99% |
| Chopwell and Rowlands Gill NE39 | 55 | -56 | 12 | 96% | 92% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Gateshead neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Gateshead average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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* Based on Go.Compare research estimating that 28% of UK broadband users pay for faster broadband speeds than they need (which we interpret as overpaying), equivalent to around 7.5m UK households.
Speed and coverage figures for Gatesheadcome from Ofcom's Connected Nations data, current to January 2026. Deal prices are pulled live from providers. Compiled by the FindBroadband team. See how we rank and source our data.