20 providers offer 289 broadband deals in Sunderland, from £13.50 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 100 Mbps down and 31 Mbps up, in line with the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Sunderland
The best value in Sunderland 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 Sunderland
£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 Sunderland
The fastest deal available in Sunderland is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Sunderland
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
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 Sunderland
The cheapest deal in Sunderland 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 Sunderland
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 Sunderland
20 providers serve Sunderland, with YouFibre the fastest at 7,000 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 Sunderland download speed at 100 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in Sunderland
Only 15% of the 83,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 91% 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 Sunderland line runs 100 Mbps.
Working from home
GreatStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 91% of Sunderland, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Sunderland?
The wholesale networks carrying Sunderland broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Live altnets in Sunderland, drawn from the providers actually selling deals here. Where they reach, the gigabit prices are normally the lowest on the page.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Add to the list Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is the country-wide baseline, so it's a given).
20 providers are live with broadband deals in Sunderland.
What broadband coverage does Sunderland have?
Superfast broadband reaches 97% of Sunderland premises but gigabit only 91%, so around 6% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Sunderland?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Sunderland homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Sunderland, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Sunderland neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 128 Mbps in St Anne's to 58 Mbps in St Peter's, so your street matters more than the Sunderland average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne's SR4 | 128 | +28 | 18 | 96% | 91% | 100% |
| Washington NE37 | 115 | +14 | 18 | 98% | 94% | 100% |
| Doxford SR3 | 108 | +7 | 18 | 97% | 93% | 100% |
| Southwick SR5 | 107 | +6 | 18 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Hetton DH5 | 99 | -1 | 93 | 98% | 95% | 100% |
| Ryhope SR2 | 91 | -9 | 17 | 100% | 96% | 100% |
| Washington NE38 | 87 | -13 | 17 | 94% | 86% | 100% |
| Houghton DH4 | 84 | -16 | 91 | 97% | 92% | 100% |
| Hendon SR1 | 60 | -40 | 12 | 79% | 50% | 100% |
| St Peter's SR6 | 58 | -42 | 15 | 99% | 91% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Sunderland neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Sunderland 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 Sunderlandcome 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.