17 providers offer 208 broadband deals in South Tyneside, from £20.00 a month and up to 1,600 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 126 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up, 25% above the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in South Tyneside
The best value in South Tyneside 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 South Tyneside
£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 South Tyneside
The fastest deal available in South Tyneside is Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium from EE at 1,600 Mbps.
Fastest in South Tyneside
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 South Tyneside
The cheapest deal in South Tyneside 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 South Tyneside
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
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£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 South Tyneside
17 providers serve South Tyneside, 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 South Tyneside download speed at 126 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in South Tyneside
Only 17% of the 48,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 89% 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 South Tyneside line runs 126 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 89% of South Tyneside, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach South Tyneside?
The wholesale networks carrying South Tyneside broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Full-fibre altnets that have rolled out in South Tyneside. 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
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Of the major networks, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 are also live here (Openreach is laid to virtually every UK address).
Currently 17 providers have addressable deals in South Tyneside.
What broadband coverage does South Tyneside have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of South Tyneside premises but gigabit only 89%, so around 8% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in South Tyneside?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of South Tyneside homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of South Tyneside, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by South Tyneside neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 150 Mbps in Hebburn to 57 Mbps in Cleadon and East Boldon, so your street matters more than the South Tyneside average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebburn NE31 | 150 | +24 | 20 | 98% | 95% | 100% |
| Primrose NE32 | 149 | +23 | 18 | 97% | 92% | 100% |
| Harton NE34 | 137 | +11 | 19 | 98% | 92% | 100% |
| Beacon and Bents NE33 | 120 | -6 | 18 | 93% | 83% | 100% |
| Boldon Colliery NE35 | 68 | -58 | 17 | 100% | 90% | 100% |
| Cleadon and East Boldon NE36 | 57 | -69 | 15 | 96% | 85% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per South Tyneside neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the South Tyneside 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 South Tynesidecome 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.