17 providers offer 205 broadband deals in Lobley Hill and Bensham, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 115 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up, 14% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
The best value in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) 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 Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
£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 Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
The fastest deal available in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium
115 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£33.99/mo
rises to £37.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £37.32/mo over contract · £896 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
The cheapest deal in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) is 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £20.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £20.00 is an intro price that rises to £40.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £240. Onestream is essentially level at £20.63 a month.
Cheapest in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Avg £30/mo over contract · £720 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Compare broadband deals in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
Gig1 Broadband Only
41 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£25.99/mo
rises to £29.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £28.99/mo over contract · £696 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
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
17 providers serve Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11), with EE the fastest at 1,600 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 Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) download speed at 115 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)
Only 16% of the 5,200 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 60% 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 Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) line runs 115 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 60% of Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)?
The wholesale networks carrying Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Beyond Openreach, here are the alternative networks live in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11). Worth a look because, in the streets they cover, they tend to undercut the major brands.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Underpinning the deal mix, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 reach the bulk of addresses (Openreach is everywhere in the UK by default).
Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) sits in the catchment of 17 providers.
What broadband coverage does Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 83% of Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) premises but gigabit only 60%, so around 23% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11) compares within Gateshead
Across 9 postcode districts in Gateshead, by premises count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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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 Lobley Hill and Bensham, Gateshead (NE11)come 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.