Crap Towns / Murton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Murton?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Murton 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 88.4% of premises, 6% 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 | 7 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,438 | 88.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wingate | 9.6 km | 2.4 |
| Sunderland | 9.8 km | 1.2 |
| Seaham | 2.9 km | 1.1 |
| Hetton-le-Hole | 4.7 km | 0.6 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 6.5 km | 0.6 |
| Horden | 7.1 km | 0.5 |
| Fence Houses | 8.3 km | 0.4 |
| Murton | – | 0.2 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 8.7 km | 0.2 |
| Easington | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| Peterlee | 6.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |