Crap Towns / Shildon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shildon?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Shildon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.5% of premises, about the same as 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 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,026 | 93.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ferryhill | 8.6 km | 1.2 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 16.7 km | 1.2 |
| Darlington | 12.8 km | 1.0 |
| Durham | 17.6 km | 0.9 |
| Brandon | 13.7 km | 0.8 |
| Bishop Auckland | 3.9 km | 0.8 |
| Willington | 9.3 km | 0.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 4.3 km | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | 9.1 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | 11.4 km | 0.2 |
| Shildon | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |