Best and worst broadband speeds in Scarborough district revealed

The Government has announced a £5 billion package to roll out faster broadband to the hardest-to-reach areas. Photo: PA Images

However, an analysis of broadband quality in Scarborough and Whitby shows this could be easier for some than others.

The House of Commons Library has produced estimates of average download speeds for individual areas within each parliamentary constituency across the UK.

In Scarborough and Whitby, the fastest area was Ayton and Snainton, where the average download speed was 41.9 megabits per second in May 2019, when the data was recorded.

Despite being the speediest, this was still below the UK average of 60.9.

At the other end of the scale, the area of Whitby South and East saw an average speed of 33.2. It means even Whitby South and East was above regular Ofcom’s definition of “superfast” downloads, which it defines as at least 30 Mbps.

The figures reflect speeds received rather than those available, as some people may have access to faster connections than the ones they pay for.

In Ayton and Snainton, 92% of premises were capable of receiving superfast download speeds in January.

Meanwhile, virtually all premises were able to receive 10 Mbps download speeds or 1 Mbps for uploads, which Ofcom deems the minimum requirement for “decent broadband”.

In Whitby South and East, less than 0.5% of premises were unable to get decent service, while 95% had access to superfast download speeds.

An Ofcom spokesman said: “More than nine in 10 UK households can now get superfast broadband, but some areas still struggle for a decent connection.

“Since March, anyone who is unable to get a decent broadband service has the legal right to request one.”

A Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport spokesman said the Government is committed to bringing faster, gigabit-speed internet to the whole country – one gigabit is equal to 1,000 megabits.