Crap Towns / Crook / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Crook?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Crook couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.8% 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 | 9 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,190 | 84.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ferryhill | 13.2 km | 1.2 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 10.5 km | 1.2 |
| Durham | 13.8 km | 0.9 |
| Brandon | 9.4 km | 0.8 |
| Bishop Auckland | 7.9 km | 0.8 |
| Willington | 3.8 km | 0.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 15.0 km | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | 10.2 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | – | 0.2 |
| Shildon | 11.4 km | 0.1 |
| Sacriston | 14.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |