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Broadband in Darlington

89% of homes in Darlington can get full fibre, 7 points above the England figure of 82%. That ranks 75th of 296 councils in England and 96th of 361 across the UK.

What homes in Darlington can get

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    95%
  • Full fibre
    Fibre all the way to the home
    89%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    95%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    95%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    98%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0.1%
Share of homes in Darlington able to get each speed. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.
56,837
homes and businesses in Ofcom's data
43%
of premises that can get full fibre have signed up to it
57
premises can't get decent broadband (10Mbps) from a fixed line or wireless network

Homes without a decent connection may qualify for the broadband Universal Service Obligation, and satellite services are now a realistic option for many. What to do if you can't get decent broadband.

Towns in Darlington

TownGigabitSuperfastPostcodes
Darlington91%98%2,396
Middleton St George77%86%151

Towns and larger villages, by number of postcodes. Figures are averages across each town's postcodes.

Council figures are Ofcom's own totals for Darlington (January 2026). Coverage figures are for homes; the premises counts include businesses. About our data.