Crap Towns / Spennymoor / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Spennymoor?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Spennymoor couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 36 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,399 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ferryhill | 3.6 km | 1.2 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 8.7 km | 1.2 |
| Durham | 8.7 km | 0.9 |
| Brandon | 5.5 km | 0.8 |
| Bishop Auckland | 9.0 km | 0.8 |
| Willington | 6.4 km | 0.4 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 9.6 km | 0.4 |
| Spennymoor | – | 0.3 |
| Crook | 10.2 km | 0.2 |
| Shildon | 9.1 km | 0.1 |
| Sacriston | 12.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |