Crap Towns / Hetton-le-Hole / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hetton-le-Hole?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Hetton-le-Hole couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 19 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 33 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,927 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 10.0 km | 1.2 |
| Seaham | 6.9 km | 1.1 |
| Durham | 8.5 km | 0.9 |
| Hetton-le-Hole | – | 0.6 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 2.7 km | 0.6 |
| Fence Houses | 4.1 km | 0.4 |
| Chester-le-Street | 9.0 km | 0.3 |
| Murton | 4.7 km | 0.2 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 5.7 km | 0.2 |
| Easington | 8.6 km | 0.1 |
| Peterlee | 9.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |