Crap Towns / Barnard Castle / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barnard Castle?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Barnard Castle couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 47.7% of premises, 49% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 49 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,617 | 47.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Catterick Garrison | 23.4 km | 2.2 |
| Barnard Castle | – | 1.4 |
| Ferryhill | 28.1 km | 1.2 |
| Darlington | 23.4 km | 1.0 |
| Bishop Auckland | 18.3 km | 0.8 |
| Richmond | 19.5 km | 0.7 |
| Willington | 23.1 km | 0.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 23.1 km | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | 27.3 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | 21.3 km | 0.2 |
| Shildon | 19.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |