Crap Towns / Chester-le-Street / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Chester-le-Street?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Chester-le-Street couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 40 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,213 | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6.8 km | 2.0 |
| Durham | 8.1 km | 0.9 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 3.0 km | 0.8 |
| Hetton-le-Hole | 9.0 km | 0.6 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 6.9 km | 0.6 |
| Fence Houses | 5.1 km | 0.4 |
| Stanley | 7.4 km | 0.3 |
| Chester-le-Street | – | 0.3 |
| Birtley | 4.8 km | 0.2 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 6.0 km | 0.2 |
| Sacriston | 5.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |