Full fibre reaches 75.0% of homes in Consett, though only 10% of connections run at 300 Mbps or faster. Typical measured speed is 68 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up, 33% below the UK download average. 14 providers offer 165 broadband deals, up to 1,600 Mbps.
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Best value broadband deal in Consett
The best value in Consett on full first-year cost is 4th Utility's 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months): £240 across year one, about £20 a month. At 300 Mbps it copes with anything a household runs at once.
Best value in Consett
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Consett
The cheapest deal in Consett is Fibre 40 from Onestream at £18.50 a month for 40 Mbps. 4th Utility is essentially level at £20.00 a month. Well below the UK average, which shows on a busy evening.
Cheapest in Consett
£18.50/mo
rises to £21.25 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Runner-up on price
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Consett
The fastest deal available in Consett is Full Fibre 1.6GB from EE at 1,600 Mbps. Zen Internet matches it at the same top speed.
Fastest in Consett
£38.99/mo
rises to £42.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Runner-up on speed
£45/mo
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£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£27.99/mo
rises to £31.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£23/mo
No rises, no surprises.
Broadband providers in Consett
14 providers serve Consett including Sky, BT and Vodafone, with EE the fastest at 1,600 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 Consett download speed at 68 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Consett
Only 10% of the 8,700 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 73% 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 Consett line runs 68 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 73% of Consett, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Consett have?
Superfast broadband reaches 99% of Consett premises but gigabit only 73%, so around 26% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Consett?
Outdoor 5G reaches 98% of Consett homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
The two 5G figures differ. “5G availability” is everyday 5G running on the existing 4G core, which is what most phones show. “Next-gen 5G” is standalone 5G: a full 5G network with lower lag, still reaching fewer places.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 98% of Consett, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
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Speed and coverage figures for Consettcome 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.