Full fibre reaches 96.1% of homes in Darton, though only 14% of connections run at 300 Mbps or faster. Typical measured speed is 80 Mbps down and 17 Mbps up, 21% below the UK download average. 16 providers offer 191 broadband deals, up to 5,000 Mbps.
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Best value broadband deal in Darton
The best value in Darton on full first-year cost is Rise Fibre's 2.3Gb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months): £180 across year one, about £15 a month. At 2,300 Mbps it copes with anything a household runs at once.
Best value in Darton
£15/mo
for 12 months, then £37/mo
Cheapest broadband deal in Darton
The cheapest deal in Darton 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. Rise Fibre is essentially level at £15.00 a month. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Darton
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Runner-up on price
£15/mo
for 12 months, then £37/mo
Fastest broadband deal in Darton
The fastest deal available in Darton is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Darton
£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.
£27.99/mo
rises to £31.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Broadband providers in Darton
16 providers serve Darton including Virgin Media, BT and Vodafone, with Sky the fastest at 5,000 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 Darton download speed at 80 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Darton
Only 14% of the 4,600 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 96% 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 Darton line runs 80 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 96% of Darton, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
What broadband coverage does Darton have?
Superfast broadband reaches 100% of Darton premises and gigabit 96%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
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Speed and coverage figures for Dartoncome 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.