Crap Towns / Bishop Auckland / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bishop Auckland?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Bishop Auckland couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 97 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,806 | 94.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ferryhill | 10.0 km | 1.2 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 14.9 km | 1.2 |
| Darlington | 16.3 km | 1.0 |
| Durham | 16.7 km | 0.9 |
| Brandon | 12.3 km | 0.8 |
| Bishop Auckland | – | 0.8 |
| Willington | 6.6 km | 0.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 8.0 km | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | 9.0 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | 7.9 km | 0.2 |
| Shildon | 3.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |