Crap Towns / Ushaw Moor and Bearpark / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ushaw Moor and Bearpark?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Ushaw Moor and Bearpark couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.4% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 39 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,563 | 80.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | – | 1.2 |
| Durham | 4.1 km | 0.9 |
| Brandon | 3.2 km | 0.8 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 11.0 km | 0.8 |
| Annfield Plain | 11.1 km | 0.6 |
| Willington | 8.6 km | 0.4 |
| Stanley | 10.1 km | 0.3 |
| Spennymoor | 8.7 km | 0.3 |
| Chester-le-Street | 9.2 km | 0.3 |
| Crook | 10.5 km | 0.2 |
| Sacriston | 4.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |