Crap Towns / Darlington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Darlington?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Darlington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 296 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 296 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 484 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 46,802 | 94.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 17.3 km | 5.2 |
| Egglescliffe | 12.9 km | 3.5 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 15.6 km | 3.1 |
| Ferryhill | 17.4 km | 1.2 |
| Darlington | – | 1.0 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 15.5 km | 0.9 |
| Bishop Auckland | 16.3 km | 0.8 |
| Yarm | 13.7 km | 0.7 |
| Richmond | 18.1 km | 0.7 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 10.3 km | 0.4 |
| Shildon | 12.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |