18 providers offer 213 broadband deals in Shildon and Dene Valley, from £20.00 a month and up to 7,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 70 Mbps down and 16 Mbps up, 31% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
The best value in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) 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 Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
£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 Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
The fastest deal available in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) is You 8000 from YouFibre at 7,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
£99/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1188 total over 12 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
The cheapest deal in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) is 300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £20.00 a month for 300 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £20.00 is an intro price that rises to £40.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £240. Onestream is essentially level at £20.63 a month.
Cheapest in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
300Mb Full Fibre (24 Months)
300 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£20/mo
for 12 months, then £40/mo
Avg £30/mo over contract · £720 total over 24 months
Runner-up on price
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
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£21/mo
rises to £24 in April 2027 (+£3)
Avg £23.25/mo over contract · £558 total over 24 months
Full Fibre 1.6GB Premium
115 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£33.99/mo
rises to £37.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £37.32/mo over contract · £896 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
Onestream Fibre 55
10 Mbps upload · Hybrid Fibre
Best for small homes, single 4K streamer
£19.94/mo
rises to £22.69 in April 2027 (+£2.75)
Avg £22/mo over contract · £528 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
18 providers serve Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4), 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 Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) download speed at 70 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)
Only 10% of the 3,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 90% 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 Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) line runs 70 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
OKWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 90% of Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4), and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)?
The wholesale networks carrying Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Independent altnets reaching Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4), listed below. The companies that build their own fibre rather than reselling someone else's, which is often the cheapest gigabit on the street.
- CityFibre: Sky, The One Broadband, Vodafone
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
Add to the list Openreach and Virgin Media O2 (Openreach is the country-wide baseline, so it's a given).
Live count: 18 providers actively serving Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4).
What broadband coverage does Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) have?
Superfast broadband reaches 96% of Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) premises but gigabit only 90%, so around 6% of homes can get fast broadband but not the fastest.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)?
Outdoor 5G reaches 98% of Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 98% of Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4), enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
How Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4) compares within County Durham
Across 21 postcode districts in County Durham, by premises count, typical speed and gigabit coverage.
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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 Shildon and Dene Valley, County Durham (DL4)come 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.