19 providers offer 234 broadband deals in Northumberland, from £15.00 a month and up to 2,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 70 Mbps down and 19 Mbps up, 31% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Northumberland
The best value in Northumberland 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 Northumberland
£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 Northumberland
The fastest deal available in Northumberland is Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix from Virgin Media O2 at 2,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in Northumberland
Gig2 Fibre broadband + Netflix
200 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial
Best for power users & big households
£51.99/mo
rises to £55.99 in April 2027 (+£4)
Avg £54.99/mo over contract · £1320 total over 24 months
Runner-up on speed
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 Northumberland
The cheapest deal in Northumberland is Fast 24m from giffgaff at £5.00 a month for 200 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £5.00 is an intro price that rises to £25.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £180. Comfortably faster than the UK average.
Cheapest in Northumberland
£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 £28/mo
Avg £22.25/mo over contract · £534 total over 24 months
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
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 Northumberland
19 providers serve Northumberland, with Virgin Media O2 the fastest at 2,000 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 Northumberland download speed at 70 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Northumberland
Only 6% of the 93,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 72% 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 Northumberland line runs 70 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 72% of Northumberland, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Northumberland?
The wholesale networks carrying Northumberland broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Full-fibre altnets that have rolled out in Northumberland. They don't reach every address, but where they do, the gigabit pricing is normally sharper than the Openreach equivalent.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- Hyperoptic
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Plus Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is on every street, so the interesting variable is the altnets).
Right now 19 providers are running deals to addresses in Northumberland.
What broadband coverage does Northumberland have?
Superfast broadband reaches 89% of Northumberland premises but gigabit only 72%, so around 17% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Northumberland?
Outdoor 5G reaches 96% of Northumberland homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
Broadband speeds by Northumberland neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 191 Mbps in South Tynedale to 46 Mbps in Bywell, so your street matters more than the Northumberland average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Tynedale NE47 | 191 | +121 | 124 | 85% | 67% | 96% |
| Ponteland NE18 | 155 | +84 | 23 | 70% | 37% | 96% |
| Bellingham NE19 | 100 | +29 | 21 | 80% | 72% | 96% |
| Wensleydale NE24 | 92 | +21 | 25 | 99% | 95% | 96% |
| Bamburgh NE69 | 78 | +8 | 23 | 94% | 93% | 96% |
| Corbridge NE45 | 77 | +7 | 19 | 94% | 68% | 96% |
| Cramlington NE23 | 77 | +6 | 18 | 98% | 90% | 96% |
| Stocksfield and Broomhaugh NE44 | 70 | 0 | 11 | 78% | 42% | 96% |
| Ponteland NE20 | 68 | -2 | 14 | 78% | 27% | 96% |
| Morpeth NE61 | 68 | -3 | 16 | 91% | 81% | 96% |
| Bedlington NE22 | 68 | -3 | 17 | 98% | 89% | 96% |
| Alnwick NE66 | 66 | -4 | 17 | 86% | 59% | 96% |
| Rothbury NE65 | 61 | -9 | 15 | 85% | 50% | 96% |
| College NE63 | 60 | -10 | 15 | 98% | 96% | 96% |
| Bellingham NE48 | 60 | -10 | 15 | 69% | 48% | 96% |
| Wooler NE71 | 59 | -12 | 13 | 80% | 67% | 96% |
| Berwick TD15 | 57 | -13 | 15 | 94% | 80% | 95% |
| Bamburgh NE67 | 57 | -14 | 12 | 82% | 69% | 96% |
| Stocksfield and Broomhaugh NE43 | 57 | -14 | 13 | 86% | 79% | 96% |
| Bamburgh NE68 | 57 | -14 | 12 | 98% | 80% | 96% |
| Haltwhistle NE49 | 55 | -16 | 12 | 79% | 50% | 96% |
| Prudhoe NE42 | 54 | -16 | 12 | 96% | 86% | 96% |
| Choppington NE62 | 54 | -17 | 12 | 98% | 94% | 96% |
| Hexham Central with Acomb NE46 | 53 | -18 | 13 | 87% | 48% | 96% |
| Newbiggin Central and NE64 | 49 | -21 | 12 | 100% | 98% | 96% |
| Bamburgh NE70 | 49 | -22 | 10 | 91% | 85% | 96% |
| Bywell NE41 | 46 | -24 | 10 | 82% | 69% | 96% |
Measured Ofcom data per Northumberland neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Northumberland 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 Northumberlandcome 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.