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The local digital gap in Newcastle upon Tyne
1,144 of 1,987 named businesses on the Newcastle upon Tyne map list no website: 58%. Across the 16 United Kingdom cities in the study it is 66%; counting down from the highest share without one, Newcastle upon Tyne comes 14 of 16.
The biggest gap is hairdressers and barbers: 167 of 197 list no website. The highest share is beauty salons at 86%. Hotels are the most likely to list one: 29% without.
"No website listed" means the map record has no website tag, not that the business has no website. Method.
Newcastle upon Tyne, by kind of business
Kinds of business with at least 20 named records in Newcastle upon Tyne, the most businesses without a website listed first.
| Kind of business | Named | Own website | Social page only | No website | Phone | Opening hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hairdressers and barbers | 197 | 30 | 0 | 167 | 24% | 11% |
| Cafes | 237 | 85 | 1 | 151 | 16% | 32% |
| Restaurants | 271 | 146 | 2 | 123 | 45% | 33% |
| Pubs | 172 | 83 | 3 | 86 | 31% | 27% |
| Car repair garages | 83 | 19 | 0 | 64 | 58% | 5% |
| Clothes shops | 101 | 41 | 0 | 60 | 7% | 9% |
| Beauty salons | 64 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 25% | 11% |
| Estate agents | 75 | 31 | 0 | 44 | 33% | 5% |
| Bars | 87 | 53 | 1 | 33 | 28% | 28% |
| GP surgeries and clinics | 45 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 40% | 13% |
| Pharmacies | 40 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 33% | 28% |
| Solicitors and law firms | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 24% | 3% |
| Supermarkets | 62 | 42 | 0 | 20 | 10% | 44% |
| Hotels | 63 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 46% | 0% |
| Dentists | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 29% | 12% |
| Opticians | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 42% | 35% |
| Furniture shops | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 40% | 20% |
| Gyms | 32 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 31% | 16% |
| Bakeries | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 13% | 33% |
| Jewellers | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 17% | 9% |
| Hardware and DIY shops | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 19% | 14% |
| Car dealers | 34 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 79% | 3% |
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Get a List Of (2026). The local digital gap in Newcastle upon Tyne: websites, phone numbers and opening hours of 1,987 local businesses on OpenStreetMap. Extract of 10 November 2026. https://getalistof.com/local-digital-gap/newcastle-uk/
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