21 providers offer 289 broadband deals in County Durham, from £13.50 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 82 Mbps down and 75 Mbps up, 19% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in County Durham
The best value in County Durham on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Full Fibre 145: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £155 reward card is bundled in. 145 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in County Durham
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Fastest broadband deal in County Durham
The fastest deal available in County Durham is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps. Next fastest is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in County Durham
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Runner-up on speed
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
3000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£80/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1925 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in County Durham
The cheapest deal in County Durham is 150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £13.50 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £13.50 is an intro price that rises to £18.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £162. giffgaff is essentially level at £15.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in County Durham
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Avg £15.75/mo over contract · £378 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
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£5/mo
for 6 months, then £25/mo
Avg £20/mo over contract · £480 total over 24 months
£29/mo
rises to £31 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £30.50/mo over contract · £732 total over 24 months
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£31/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£749 total over 24 months
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
Avg £21/mo over contract · £504 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in County Durham
21 providers serve County Durham, with YouFibre the fastest at 7,000 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. A down arrow is below the industry average, up is above, and a dash means Ofcom publishes no figure for that provider (usually because it is below Ofcom's 1.5% market-share reporting threshold). A small diagonal arrow shows the past-year trend (↘ improving, ↗ getting worse).
Ofcom records the typical County Durham download speed at 82 Mbps.
Upgrade nudge
Room to upgrade in County Durham
Only 11% of the 146,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 76% can get gigabit.
The faster line is already there. For most of these homes it is the contract holding them back, not the infrastructure.
Is your broadband good enough?
The typical County Durham line runs 82 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 76% of County Durham, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach County Durham?
The wholesale networks carrying County Durham broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Live altnets in County Durham, drawn from the providers actually selling deals here. Where they reach, the gigabit prices are normally the lowest on the page.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
And the major networks: Openreach and Virgin Media O2 both reach this area (Openreach is the country-wide baseline, so it's a given).
County Durham sits in the catchment of 21 providers.
What broadband coverage does County Durham have?
Superfast broadband reaches 93% of County Durham premises but gigabit only 76%, so around 17% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in County Durham?
Outdoor 5G reaches 98% of County Durham homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 98% of County Durham, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by County Durham neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 198 Mbps in Easington to 55 Mbps in Barnard Castle, so your street matters more than the County Durham average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington SR8 | 198 | +116 | 269 | 98% | 89% | 98% |
| Wingate TS28 | 124 | +42 | 241 | 83% | 76% | 98% |
| Spennymoor DL16 | 119 | +37 | 182 | 96% | 90% | 98% |
| Blackhalls TS27 | 99 | +17 | 43 | 83% | 64% | 99% |
| Crook DL15 | 88 | +7 | 25 | 92% | 81% | 98% |
| Coxhoe DH6 | 87 | +5 | 145 | 95% | 82% | 98% |
| Ferryhill DL17 | 83 | +1 | 116 | 91% | 79% | 98% |
| Murton SR7 | 78 | -4 | 18 | 98% | 90% | 98% |
| Belmont DH1 | 76 | -6 | 113 | 96% | 76% | 98% |
| Trimdon and Thornley TS29 | 76 | -6 | 116 | 90% | 78% | 98% |
| Shildon and Dene Valley DL4 | 70 | -12 | 16 | 96% | 90% | 98% |
| Deerness DH7 | 69 | -13 | 71 | 91% | 73% | 98% |
| Pelton DH2 | 68 | -14 | 19 | 96% | 91% | 98% |
| Bishop Auckland DL14 | 66 | -16 | 16 | 95% | 89% | 98% |
| Birtley DH3 | 65 | -17 | 17 | 95% | 85% | 99% |
| Consett DH8 | 65 | -17 | 17 | 86% | 62% | 98% |
| Aycliffe DL5 | 62 | -19 | 16 | 98% | 79% | 98% |
| Sedgefield TS21 | 61 | -21 | 15 | 73% | 39% | 99% |
| Weardale DL13 | 60 | -22 | 14 | 81% | 27% | 98% |
| Annfield Plain DH9 | 58 | -24 | 15 | 96% | 76% | 98% |
| Barnard Castle DL12 | 55 | -27 | 13 | 90% | 73% | 98% |
Measured Ofcom data per County Durham neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the County Durham average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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* Based on Go.Compare research estimating that 28% of UK broadband users pay for faster broadband speeds than they need (which we interpret as overpaying), equivalent to around 7.5m UK households.
Speed and coverage figures for County Durhamcome from Ofcom's Connected Nations data, current to January 2026. Deal prices are pulled live from providers. Compiled by the FindBroadband team. See how we rank and source our data.