Crap Towns / Ferryhill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ferryhill?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Ferryhill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 22 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 60 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,680 | 95.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wingate | 12.4 km | 2.4 |
| Ferryhill | – | 1.2 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 12.0 km | 1.2 |
| Durham | 11.1 km | 0.9 |
| Brandon | 8.8 km | 0.8 |
| Bishop Auckland | 10.0 km | 0.8 |
| Willington | 9.5 km | 0.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 7.5 km | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | 3.6 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | 13.2 km | 0.2 |
| Shildon | 8.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |