Crap Towns / Richmond / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Richmond?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Richmond couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.0% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 32 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,925 | 87.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Egglescliffe | 28.1 km | 3.5 |
| Catterick Garrison | 4.0 km | 2.2 |
| Barnard Castle | 19.5 km | 1.4 |
| Northallerton | 21.1 km | 1.3 |
| Darlington | 18.1 km | 1.0 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 30.1 km | 0.9 |
| Bishop Auckland | 27.3 km | 0.8 |
| Yarm | 27.5 km | 0.7 |
| Richmond | – | 0.7 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 26.0 km | 0.4 |
| Shildon | 25.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |