Washington sits between Sunderland, Gateshead and Chester le Street, with the A1(M), A194(M) and A19 all close by. That location has made it one of the region's main places for manufacturing, engineering and distribution. It is part of the City of Sunderland, so it is very much home ground for our team in Sunderland.
Built for business
Washington was developed as a new town, with homes grouped into villages and business areas planned around them. The result is a town with a large number of industrial estates and business parks, including Pattinson, Parsons, Crowther and Armstrong industrial estates, alongside offices and trade counters across the town. Nearby, the International Advanced Manufacturing Park is being developed between Washington and Sunderland, next to the region's automotive industry.
The businesses on these estates range from single unit workshops to large factories and distribution centres. Many are part of manufacturing supply chains, where orders, stock and delivery schedules move between systems all day. A connection that drops can hold up a production line or leave a delivery driver waiting at the gate.
Connectivity for manufacturing and logistics
Industrial sites often have needs that everyday office broadband does not cover:
- Production and stock systems that run in the cloud and need to stay connected.
- Large design and engineering files sent to customers and suppliers.
- CCTV, access control and building management systems that send data out all the time.
- WiFi that reaches scanners and devices on a warehouse or factory floor.
- More than one building, or more than one site, that need to work together.
For many of these businesses a leased line is the right answer. It gives you a dedicated fibre connection with the same speed in both directions and faster fault fixes. Smaller units and offices are often well served by business full fibre. We survey leased line sites before quoting and will give you an honest view of which option suits you.
Large buildings also need thought about WiFi. Mesh units can extend the signal in smaller spaces, and for warehouses and factories we can recommend business grade access points. See our WiFi page for more.
Homes across the villages
Washington's villages, from Concord, Columbia and Albany to Oxclose, Fatfield, Barmston and Harraton, have a mix of new town housing, older homes around the original Washington Village and newer estates. Plenty of people here commute along the A1(M) or A19, and many work from home for part of the week. For video calls and cloud work, upload speed matters as much as download speed. Our home full fibre packages show clear prices including VAT, and switching is handled through One Touch Switch.
Phones and IT alongside your broadband
You can add a digital phone line to your Cyber Fibre broadband and keep your number, which is useful as the old analogue phone network is due to be switched off by the end of January 2027. For teams that need several numbers and handsets, our sister company Virtual Voice Office can help. Cyber Fits provides IT support for businesses that want one local team to call.
Check your Washington address
What you can order depends on the exact address, and coverage can differ between neighbouring units on the same estate. Enter your postcode on our availability checker to see the packages and prices for your premises, or request a quote for a leased line. You can also contact our team in Sunderland to talk it through.
Postcode districts in and around Washington
- NE37
- NE38
Availability depends on your exact address, not just the postcode district, so check your full postcode to see what you can order.