Comparing EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three across 5G · 4G · 3G for the Newcastle (NE) postcode area. Use the scanner below to check your exact postcode.
Ofcom measures EE, O2, Three and Vodafone identically in Newcastle (NE), so no network wins here on coverage. Pick on price — then check your own postcode, because indoor signal still varies street by street.
No network wins Newcastle on coverage. All four score identically in Ofcom's measurements, across 2,218 addresses sampled in 105 postcodes. On a difference that small, EE, O2, Three and Vodafone will all work here — so choose on price, contract length and roaming, not on a coverage map. Coverage only becomes the deciding factor once you leave built-up areas, and it still varies street by street indoors: check your own postcode below to see the measurement for your address rather than for Newcastle as a whole.
Ranked by Ofcom's overall score: EE 99, O2 99, Three 99, Vodafone 99. The spread between best and worst is 0 points, which is inside the margin where a coverage figure stops being a useful tiebreak. Ofcom's data describes outdoor signal across sampled addresses; it cannot tell you how any of them behave inside your own building.
These scores for Newcastle are Ofcom's own measurements, taken from the Ofcom Mobile Coverage API (May 2025 data) across 2,218 addresses in 105 postcodes. They describe outdoor signal at sampled addresses across the whole of Newcastle; signal inside a specific building, and on a specific street, can differ from the area figure.
Every network clears the bar in the NE postcode area, so the honest advice is to stop comparing coverage maps and start comparing prices — the difference between the cheapest and dearest plan will dwarf a 0-point coverage gap. Check your own postcode above first: indoor signal varies street by street even where the area figures match.
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No network wins Newcastle on coverage. Ofcom's measurements rate EE, O2, Three and Vodafone identically here (EE 99, O2 99, Three 99, Vodafone 99 out of 100), which is too close to call a winner. All four will work in Newcastle, so choose on price, contract length and roaming instead.
EE reaches enhanced (5G-grade) outdoor signal at 99% of the addresses Ofcom sampled in Newcastle, and the other three are within 0 points of it.
O2 is the second-best operator in Newcastle with 99/100 overall (100% 5G, 100% 4G).
Newcastle is classified as a densely populated urban area with a population density score of 88%. Urban areas benefit from high tower density across all bands.
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