Crap Towns / Consett / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Consett?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Consett couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.3% of premises, 10% 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 | 52 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,616 | 84.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whickham | 14.7 km | 4.9 |
| Blaydon | 15.0 km | 3.0 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 15.3 km | 1.2 |
| Ryton | 14.7 km | 1.0 |
| Annfield Plain | 6.7 km | 0.6 |
| Prudhoe | 12.2 km | 0.4 |
| Consett | – | 0.3 |
| Stanley | 9.7 km | 0.3 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 12.7 km | 0.3 |
| Rowlands Gill | 9.6 km | 0.1 |
| Sacriston | 14.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |