Newcastle mobile coverage Vodafone indoors runs from 3% to 100% by district NE postcode area
No network wins Newcastle on overall coverage: all four score 99/100.
Newcastle as a whole
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 2,218 addresses in 105 sampled postcodes, pooled from 19 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Newcastle
Where the networks split most
- NE20 Ponteland, Belsay, Matfen: indoors EE 83%, Three 27%.
- NE18 Matfen, Horsley, Ponteland: indoors O2 and Three 49%, Vodafone 3%.
- NE8 Teams, Bridges, Deckham: indoors O2, Three and Vodafone 100%, EE 85%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor | 5G-grade outdoor |
|---|---|---|
| EE | 8% in NE18 Matfen; 100% in 13 districts | 81% in NE18 Matfen; 100% in 17 districts |
| O2 | 35% in NE20 Ponteland; 100% in 14 districts | within 8 points |
| Three | 27% in NE20 Ponteland; 100% in 16 districts | within 8 points |
| Vodafone | 3% in NE18 Matfen; 100% in 15 districts | 83% in NE18 Matfen; 100% in 17 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 6 districts nearest the middle (NE1 Monument, NE2 Jesmond, NE3 Gosforth, NE4 Benwell, NE5 Fenham, NE15 Wylam) against the 6 furthest out (NE9 Lamesley, NE10 Pelaw, NE12 Benton, NE17 Hedley, NE18 Matfen, NE20 Ponteland):
- O2 indoors: 100% in the middle, 84% at the edges.
- Vodafone indoors: 100% in the middle, 84% at the edges.
- Three indoors: 100% in the middle, 85% at the edges.
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 90% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | 5G-grade outdoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE1 | Monument, Ouseburn, Arthur's Hill | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 77 |
| NE2 | Jesmond, Dene, Gosforth | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 198 |
| NE3 | Gosforth, Blakelaw, Woolsington | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 61 |
| NE4 | Benwell, Elswick, Monument | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 158 |
| NE5 | Fenham, Blakelaw, Woolsington | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 152 |
| NE6 | Byker, Heaton, Walker | EE 99%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 154 |
| NE7 | Dene, Heaton, Benton | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 176 |
| NE8 | Teams, Bridges, Deckham | EE 85%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 104 |
| NE9 | Lamesley, Deckham, Chowdene | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 184 |
| NE10 | Pelaw, Bridges, Deckham | O2 92%; EE and Three 100% | 100% on all four | 162 |
| NE11 | Whickham, Lamesley, Teams | EE 92%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 149 |
| NE12 | Benton, Backworth, Holystone | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 131 |
| NE13 | Stannington, Brunswick, Hazlerigg | O2 99%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 131 |
| NE15 | Wylam, Horsley, Ponteland | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 93 |
| NE16 | Whickham, Stanley, Lamesley | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 88 |
| NE17 | Hedley, Prudhoe, Wylam | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 43 |
| NE18 | Matfen, Horsley, Ponteland | Vodafone 3%; O2 and Three 49% | EE 81%; O2 and Three 100% | 59 |
| NE19 | Ponteland, Corbridge, Wall | EE and O2 0%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 2 small sample |
| NE20 | Ponteland, Belsay, Matfen | Three 27%; EE 83% | 100% on all four | 96 |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Newcastle (2026): NE1 to NE20 Compared
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