Crap Towns / Brandon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Brandon?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Brandon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.2% of premises, about the same as 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 | 41 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,495 | 91.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ferryhill | 8.8 km | 1.2 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 3.2 km | 1.2 |
| Durham | 4.6 km | 0.9 |
| Brandon | – | 0.8 |
| Bishop Auckland | 12.3 km | 0.8 |
| Willington | 6.6 km | 0.4 |
| Fence Houses | 12.8 km | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | 5.5 km | 0.3 |
| Chester-le-Street | 11.8 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | 9.4 km | 0.2 |
| Sacriston | 7.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |