Crap Towns / Newton Aycliffe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newton Aycliffe?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Newton Aycliffe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 52 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,355 | 89.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Egglescliffe | 18.0 km | 3.5 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 17.2 km | 3.1 |
| Ferryhill | 7.5 km | 1.2 |
| Darlington | 10.3 km | 1.0 |
| Brandon | 15.0 km | 0.8 |
| Bishop Auckland | 8.0 km | 0.8 |
| Willington | 12.3 km | 0.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | – | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | 9.6 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | 15.0 km | 0.2 |
| Shildon | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |