Houghton and Sunderland South Broadband Coverage
Westminster parliamentary constituency · England · 51,222 premises
At 62.8%, full-fibre coverage here falls short of the 77.5% UK national average.
Broadband Coverage in Houghton and Sunderland South
England's Houghton and Sunderland South constituency has 51,222 premises on record. Full-fibre sits at 62.8%, broadly in line with national trends, and folding in gigabit-capable cable upgrades takes coverage to 94.7%. 98.5% of premises reach superfast (30 Mbit/s or more) and 94.8% reach ultrafast (300 Mbit/s or more).
On connectivity for all households, Houghton and Sunderland South has all but eliminated its USO gap, under 1% of premises are stuck below the 10 Mbit/s baseline. Expect Ofcom's definition of "ultrafast" to shift upward over time, gigabit-capable networks are becoming the new baseline.
Where these figures come from
Figures are drawn from Ofcom's Connected Nations 2025 report (July 2025, r01), which aggregates postcode-sector data to constituency level. They represent coverage availability from at least one network operator, not the proportion of households that have subscribed to a given speed tier, nor the typical or guaranteed speeds that customers actually receive. Nearby constituencies in England with comparable full-fibre coverage are listed below.
Coverage Metrics
Full Metrics
| Metric | % of Premises |
|---|---|
| Full-fibre (FTTP) | 62.8% |
| Gigabit-capable broadband | 94.7% |
| Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s) | 98.5% |
| Ultrafast (≥300 Mbit/s) | 94.8% |
| Below USO (10 Mbit/s) | 0.0% |
| Total premises | 51,222 |
Related
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025 release (r01). Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures represent premises-level coverage availability, not actual subscriptions or speeds experienced.
Every figure on PlainBroadband is rendered directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no number is typed in by an editor. This constituency's figures are computed directly from Ofcom Connected Nations data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.