Ponteland mobile coverage Three 27% indoors here, 95% across Newcastle NE20 · Newcastle upon Tyne
EE has the best measured coverage in NE20: 97/100, 8 points ahead of Three on Ofcom's overall score, with Vodafone within 4 points.
NE20: Ponteland, Belsay, Matfen, Whalton, Stamfordham, Whittington, Woolsington, Callerton (Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland).
NE20 scores
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 96 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: NE20 0DA, NE20 0DG, NE20 0FF, NE20 9AD, NE20 9AT, NE20 9HR. Methodology.
How NE20 compares
Against the Newcastle average
- Three indoors: 27% here, 95% across Newcastle (−68).
- O2 indoors: 35% here, 95% across Newcastle (−60).
- Vodafone indoors: 51% here, 95% across Newcastle (−44).
- EE indoors: 83% here, 95% across Newcastle (−12).
Weakest spot in Newcastle: NE18 Matfen, where Vodafone reaches 3% indoors.
Lowest indoor figure of the 18 Newcastle districts sampled, for O2 and Three.
Indoor signal around NE20
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE20 Ponteland (here) | – | 83% | 35% | 27% | 51% |
| NE18 Matfen, Horsley | 5 | 8% | 49% | 49% | 3% |
| NE15 Wylam, Horsley | 9 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| NE5 Fenham, Blakelaw | 9 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| NE13 Stannington, Brunswick | 9 | 100% | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Newcastle average | – | 95% | 95% | 95% | 95% |
Biggest difference nearby: EE indoors, 83% here and 8% in NE18 Matfen, 5 km away.
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