NE18 DISTRICT · NORTHUMBERLAND
Matfen mobile coverage Vodafone 3% indoors here, 95% across Newcastle NE18 · Northumberland
O2 has the best measured coverage in NE18: 92/100, 12 points ahead of Vodafone on Ofcom's overall score, with Three within 0 points.
NE18: Matfen, Horsley, Ponteland, Stamfordham, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Bywell, Stocksfield, Ponteland West (Northumberland).
NE18 scores
#1
O2
#2
Three
#3
EE
#4
Vodafone
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 59 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: NE18 0AH, NE18 0LA, NE18 0NQ, NE18 0PJ, NE18 0PT, NE18 0QH. Methodology.
How NE18 compares
Against the Newcastle average
- Vodafone indoors: 3% here, 95% across Newcastle (−92).
- EE indoors: 8% here, 95% across Newcastle (−87).
- O2 indoors: 49% here, 95% across Newcastle (−46).
- Three indoors: 49% here, 95% across Newcastle (−46).
Lowest indoor figure of the 18 Newcastle districts sampled, for EE and Vodafone.
Lowest 5g-grade outdoor figure of the 18 Newcastle districts sampled, for EE and Vodafone.
Indoor signal around NE18
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE18 Matfen (here) | – | 8% | 49% | 49% | 3% |
| NE20 Ponteland, Belsay | 5 | 83% | 35% | 27% | 51% |
| NE15 Wylam, Horsley | 11 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| NE5 Fenham, Blakelaw | 12 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| NE13 Stannington, Brunswick | 14 | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Newcastle average | – | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
Biggest difference nearby: EE indoors, 8% here and 83% in NE20 Ponteland, 5 km away.
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