86.7% of homes and businesses in Darlington can get full fibre broadband, above the UK figure of 81%. That's up 11.3 points in a year: 6,745 more premises can now order it. 741 still can't get 10 Mbit/s from a fixed line.
Fastest download speed available, share of all 56,837 premises (homes and businesses), January 2026.
Share of premises that can order full fibre (and gigabit, which also counts cable).
Full fibre Gigabit-capable (incl. cable)
| Darlington | England | UK | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibre | 86.7% | 81.3% | 81% |
| Gigabit-capable | 92.7% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 97.6% | 97.8% | 97.7% |
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Darlington ranks 115th of 361 UK council areas for full fibre coverage (see all).
4,227 of 59,012 premises in BDUK's records (7.2%) can't get a gigabit-capable connection yet. Here's what's planned for them.
Contracted build here is due to finish by September 2030.
Average across each district's postcodes. Tap a column to sort.
| DL1 | 85% | 96% | 2.3% | 1221 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2 | 65% | 79% | 13.5% | 833 |
| DL3 | 92% | 97% | 1.7% | 1141 |
86.7% of premises in Darlington could order full fibre in January 2026, and 92.7% could get gigabit speeds (full fibre or cable). Coverage varies street by street, so check your postcode.
Full fibre coverage in Darlington went from 75.4% in January 2025 to 86.7% in January 2026: 6,745 more premises.
741 premises in Darlington (1.3%) can't get 10 Mbit/s download speeds from a fixed line, and 44 can't get what Ofcom calls decent broadband from a fixed line or fixed wireless.
About 43% of premises that can get full fibre in Darlington have taken it up. The rest are still on older copper or cable lines, often paying similar prices for slower speeds.
4,227 premises in Darlington can't get gigabit broadband yet. 574 are in a provider's own build plans, 236 are in a government Project Gigabit contract due to finish by September 2030, and 3,417 have no plan yet (May 2026). Enter your postcode above to see what's planned where you live.
Of the 3 postcode districts we cover for Darlington, DL3 has the most gigabit coverage (92% on average) and DL2 the least (65%).
100% of premises in Darlington have outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile network (Ofcom, high-confidence predictions, January 2026). 4G indoors from all four networks reaches 95.1%.