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DL3 · Darlington

DL3 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 1,133 postcodes across 5 sectors in Darlington.

Full fibre

90%

Gigabit

90%

Superfast

96%

Postcodes

1,133

Darlington (DL3) leads across this batch with 90.6% ultrafast and 90.4% full fibre penetration, delivering near-universal gigabit access. This represents a major metropolitan area's mature broadband infrastructure.

Broadband speeds in DL3

Share of DL3 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 1,133 postcodes in the district.

Full fibre deployment has reached 90.4% of postcodes in Darlington, exceeding the UK average of 69% and reflecting sustained investment in this metropolitan centre. Ultrafast availability at 90.6% and gigabit reach of 90.4% show fibre and cable networks dominate the connectivity situation. Superfast access extends to 96.3% of postcodes, meaning the small minority without gigabit still receive 30-300 Mbps from older copper. Only 8.2% of the area relies on supplementary technologies. Fewer than 1% sit below the Universal Service Obligation floor. Speed distribution is heavily concentrated at gigabit (90.4%), with only 5.9% in the 30-300 Mbps band.

Under 2 Mbps
<1%
2 to 5 Mbps
<1%
5 to 10 Mbps
<1%
10 to 30 Mbps
2%
30 to 300 Mbps
6%
300 Mbps and above
90%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

0%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

8%

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

DL3 splits into 5 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

SectorPostcodesSuperfastFull fibreGigabit
DL3 031394%91%91%
DL3 6185100%92%92%
DL3 716394%75%75%
DL3 821496%95%95%
DL3 925899%95%95%
All DL3 0 postcodes (313)
DL3 0AADL3 0ABDL3 0ADDL3 0AEDL3 0AFDL3 0AGDL3 0AHDL3 0AJDL3 0ALDL3 0ANDL3 0APDL3 0AQDL3 0ARDL3 0ASDL3 0ATDL3 0AUDL3 0AWDL3 0AXDL3 0AYDL3 0AZDL3 0BADL3 0BBDL3 0BDDL3 0BEDL3 0BFDL3 0BGDL3 0BHDL3 0BJDL3 0BLDL3 0BNDL3 0BPDL3 0BQDL3 0BWDL3 0DADL3 0DBDL3 0DDDL3 0DEDL3 0DFDL3 0DGDL3 0DHDL3 0DJDL3 0DLDL3 0DNDL3 0DPDL3 0DQDL3 0DRDL3 0DSDL3 0DTDL3 0DUDL3 0DWDL3 0DXDL3 0DYDL3 0DZDL3 0EADL3 0EBDL3 0EDDL3 0EEDL3 0EFDL3 0EGDL3 0EHDL3 0EJDL3 0ELDL3 0ENDL3 0EPDL3 0EQDL3 0ERDL3 0ETDL3 0EUDL3 0EWDL3 0EXDL3 0EYDL3 0EZDL3 0FBDL3 0FDDL3 0FEDL3 0FWDL3 0FXDL3 0GADL3 0GBDL3 0GDDL3 0GEDL3 0GFDL3 0GGDL3 0GHDL3 0GJDL3 0GLDL3 0GNDL3 0GPDL3 0GQDL3 0GRDL3 0GSDL3 0GTDL3 0GUDL3 0GWDL3 0GXDL3 0GYDL3 0GZDL3 0HADL3 0HBDL3 0HDDL3 0HEDL3 0HFDL3 0HGDL3 0HHDL3 0HJDL3 0HLDL3 0HNDL3 0HPDL3 0HQDL3 0HRDL3 0HSDL3 0HTDL3 0HUDL3 0HWDL3 0HXDL3 0HYDL3 0JADL3 0JBDL3 0JDDL3 0JEDL3 0JFDL3 0JGDL3 0JHDL3 0JJDL3 0JNDL3 0JPDL3 0JQDL3 0JRDL3 0JSDL3 0JTDL3 0JUDL3 0JWDL3 0JXDL3 0JYDL3 0JZDL3 0LADL3 0LBDL3 0LEDL3 0LFDL3 0LGDL3 0LHDL3 0LJDL3 0LLDL3 0LNDL3 0LPDL3 0LQDL3 0LRDL3 0LSDL3 0LTDL3 0LUDL3 0LWDL3 0LXDL3 0LYDL3 0LZDL3 0NADL3 0NBDL3 0NDDL3 0NFDL3 0NGDL3 0NHDL3 0NJDL3 0NLDL3 0NNDL3 0NPDL3 0NQDL3 0NSDL3 0NTDL3 0NUDL3 0NWDL3 0NXDL3 0NYDL3 0NZDL3 0PADL3 0PBDL3 0PDDL3 0PEDL3 0PFDL3 0PHDL3 0PPDL3 0PQDL3 0PRDL3 0PSDL3 0PXDL3 0PZDL3 0QADL3 0QBDL3 0QDDL3 0QEDL3 0QFDL3 0QGDL3 0QHDL3 0QJDL3 0QPDL3 0QQDL3 0QRDL3 0QTDL3 0QYDL3 0QZDL3 0RBDL3 0RDDL3 0REDL3 0RFDL3 0RHDL3 0RJDL3 0RLDL3 0RPDL3 0RQDL3 0RRDL3 0RSDL3 0RUDL3 0RWDL3 0RXDL3 0RYDL3 0RZDL3 0SADL3 0SBDL3 0SDDL3 0SEDL3 0SFDL3 0SHDL3 0SJDL3 0SLDL3 0SNDL3 0SPDL3 0SQDL3 0SRDL3 0SSDL3 0STDL3 0SUDL3 0SWDL3 0SXDL3 0SYDL3 0SZDL3 0TADL3 0TBDL3 0TDDL3 0TEDL3 0TFDL3 0TGDL3 0THDL3 0TJDL3 0TLDL3 0TNDL3 0TPDL3 0TRDL3 0TSDL3 0TTDL3 0TUDL3 0TWDL3 0TXDL3 0TYDL3 0TZDL3 0UADL3 0UBDL3 0UDDL3 0UEDL3 0UFDL3 0UGDL3 0UHDL3 0UJDL3 0ULDL3 0UNDL3 0UPDL3 0UQDL3 0URDL3 0UUDL3 0UWDL3 0UXDL3 0UYDL3 0UZDL3 0XADL3 0XBDL3 0XDDL3 0XEDL3 0XHDL3 0XLDL3 0XNDL3 0XPDL3 0XQDL3 0XRDL3 0XSDL3 0XTDL3 0XUDL3 0XYDL3 0YADL3 0YBDL3 0YDDL3 0YEDL3 0YFDL3 0YGDL3 0YHDL3 0YLDL3 0YNDL3 0YQDL3 0YRDL3 0YUDL3 0YXDL3 0YZDL3 0ZGDL3 0ZHDL3 0ZJDL3 0ZLDL3 0ZNDL3 0ZPDL3 0ZQDL3 0ZRDL3 0ZSDL3 0ZTDL3 0ZUDL3 0ZWDL3 0ZXDL3 0ZYDL3 0ZZ
All DL3 6 postcodes (185)
DL3 6AADL3 6ABDL3 6ADDL3 6AEDL3 6AHDL3 6AJDL3 6ALDL3 6ANDL3 6APDL3 6AQDL3 6ARDL3 6ASDL3 6ATDL3 6AUDL3 6AXDL3 6AYDL3 6AZDL3 6BADL3 6BBDL3 6BDDL3 6BEDL3 6BFDL3 6BGDL3 6BHDL3 6BJDL3 6BLDL3 6BNDL3 6BPDL3 6BQDL3 6BWDL3 6DADL3 6DBDL3 6DGDL3 6DHDL3 6DJDL3 6DLDL3 6DNDL3 6DQDL3 6DRDL3 6DTDL3 6DUDL3 6DXDL3 6DYDL3 6DZDL3 6EADL3 6EBDL3 6EHDL3 6EJDL3 6ELDL3 6ENDL3 6EPDL3 6ERDL3 6ESDL3 6ETDL3 6EUDL3 6EXDL3 6EYDL3 6EZDL3 6GADL3 6HADL3 6HBDL3 6HDDL3 6HEDL3 6HFDL3 6HGDL3 6HHDL3 6HJDL3 6HLDL3 6HNDL3 6HPDL3 6HQDL3 6HRDL3 6HSDL3 6HTDL3 6HUDL3 6HWDL3 6HXDL3 6HZDL3 6JADL3 6JBDL3 6JGDL3 6JHDL3 6JRDL3 6JUDL3 6JWDL3 6JZDL3 6LADL3 6LBDL3 6LDDL3 6LEDL3 6LGDL3 6LHDL3 6LPDL3 6LQDL3 6LRDL3 6LSDL3 6LUDL3 6LYDL3 6LZDL3 6NADL3 6NBDL3 6NDDL3 6NEDL3 6NFDL3 6NGDL3 6NHDL3 6NJDL3 6NLDL3 6NNDL3 6NPDL3 6NQDL3 6NRDL3 6NSDL3 6NTDL3 6NUDL3 6NWDL3 6NXDL3 6PADL3 6PDDL3 6PJDL3 6PLDL3 6PNDL3 6PPDL3 6PRDL3 6PSDL3 6PTDL3 6PUDL3 6PWDL3 6PXDL3 6PYDL3 6PZDL3 6QADL3 6QBDL3 6QDDL3 6QEDL3 6QFDL3 6QGDL3 6QHDL3 6QJDL3 6QLDL3 6QNDL3 6QPDL3 6QQDL3 6QRDL3 6QSDL3 6QTDL3 6QUDL3 6QWDL3 6QXDL3 6QYDL3 6QZDL3 6RADL3 6RBDL3 6RDDL3 6REDL3 6RFDL3 6RGDL3 6RQDL3 6RRDL3 6RSDL3 6RUDL3 6RWDL3 6RXDL3 6RZDL3 6SADL3 6SBDL3 6SDDL3 6SEDL3 6SFDL3 6SHDL3 6SLDL3 6SPDL3 6SRDL3 6SSDL3 6SUDL3 6SWDL3 6SXDL3 6SYDL3 6SZDL3 6TADL3 6TBDL3 6TDDL3 6TGDL3 6THDL3 6UL
All DL3 7 postcodes (163)
DL3 7AADL3 7ADDL3 7AEDL3 7AFDL3 7AJDL3 7ALDL3 7ANDL3 7APDL3 7AQDL3 7ARDL3 7ASDL3 7ATDL3 7AUDL3 7AWDL3 7AZDL3 7BADL3 7BDDL3 7BEDL3 7BFDL3 7BGDL3 7BJDL3 7BLDL3 7BPDL3 7BQDL3 7DADL3 7DBDL3 7DDDL3 7DEDL3 7DFDL3 7DGDL3 7DHDL3 7DJDL3 7DLDL3 7DNDL3 7DPDL3 7DQDL3 7DRDL3 7DTDL3 7DUDL3 7DWDL3 7DXDL3 7EADL3 7EBDL3 7EEDL3 7EHDL3 7ESDL3 7ETDL3 7FDDL3 7FEDL3 7FFDL3 7GADL3 7HADL3 7HBDL3 7HDDL3 7HEDL3 7HFDL3 7HGDL3 7HHDL3 7HJDL3 7HLDL3 7HNDL3 7HPDL3 7HRDL3 7HSDL3 7HTDL3 7HUDL3 7HWDL3 7HXDL3 7HYDL3 7HZDL3 7JADL3 7JBDL3 7JDDL3 7JEDL3 7JGDL3 7JJDL3 7JRDL3 7JTDL3 7JYDL3 7LBDL3 7LGDL3 7LHDL3 7LLDL3 7LPDL3 7LQDL3 7LUDL3 7LXDL3 7NBDL3 7NFDL3 7NGDL3 7NJDL3 7NRDL3 7NWDL3 7PDDL3 7PFDL3 7PJDL3 7PLDL3 7PNDL3 7PRDL3 7PSDL3 7PTDL3 7PWDL3 7PYDL3 7PZDL3 7QEDL3 7QFDL3 7QGDL3 7QHDL3 7QLDL3 7QPDL3 7QQDL3 7QTDL3 7QUDL3 7QWDL3 7RADL3 7RBDL3 7RDDL3 7RGDL3 7RLDL3 7RNDL3 7RRDL3 7RUDL3 7RWDL3 7RXDL3 7SDDL3 7SFDL3 7SJDL3 7SLDL3 7SPDL3 7SQDL3 7SRDL3 7STDL3 7SUDL3 7SXDL3 7SYDL3 7SZDL3 7TADL3 7TBDL3 7TDDL3 7TEDL3 7TFDL3 7TGDL3 7THDL3 7TJDL3 7TLDL3 7TNDL3 7TPDL3 7TQDL3 7TRDL3 7TSDL3 7TUDL3 7TWDL3 7UADL3 7UHDL3 7ULDL3 7UNDL3 7UQDL3 7UUDL3 7UWDL3 7UXDL3 7UYDL3 7XADL3 7XB
All DL3 8 postcodes (214)
DL3 8AADL3 8ABDL3 8ADDL3 8AEDL3 8AFDL3 8AGDL3 8AHDL3 8AJDL3 8ALDL3 8ANDL3 8APDL3 8AQDL3 8ARDL3 8ASDL3 8ATDL3 8AUDL3 8AWDL3 8AXDL3 8AYDL3 8AZDL3 8BADL3 8BBDL3 8BDDL3 8BEDL3 8BFDL3 8BGDL3 8BHDL3 8BJDL3 8BLDL3 8BNDL3 8BPDL3 8BQDL3 8BWDL3 8DBDL3 8DDDL3 8DEDL3 8DFDL3 8DGDL3 8DJDL3 8DLDL3 8DNDL3 8DPDL3 8DQDL3 8DRDL3 8DSDL3 8DTDL3 8DUDL3 8DWDL3 8DXDL3 8DYDL3 8DZDL3 8EADL3 8EBDL3 8EDDL3 8EEDL3 8EFDL3 8EGDL3 8EHDL3 8EJDL3 8ELDL3 8ENDL3 8EPDL3 8EQDL3 8ERDL3 8ESDL3 8ETDL3 8EUDL3 8EWDL3 8EXDL3 8EYDL3 8EZDL3 8HADL3 8HBDL3 8HDDL3 8HEDL3 8HFDL3 8HLDL3 8HNDL3 8HPDL3 8HRDL3 8HSDL3 8HTDL3 8HUDL3 8HWDL3 8HXDL3 8HYDL3 8HZDL3 8JADL3 8JBDL3 8JDDL3 8JEDL3 8JFDL3 8JGDL3 8JNDL3 8JPDL3 8JQDL3 8JRDL3 8JSDL3 8JTDL3 8JUDL3 8JWDL3 8JXDL3 8JYDL3 8JZDL3 8LADL3 8LBDL3 8LDDL3 8LEDL3 8LFDL3 8LGDL3 8LHDL3 8LQDL3 8LRDL3 8LSDL3 8LTDL3 8LUDL3 8LXDL3 8LYDL3 8LZDL3 8NADL3 8NBDL3 8NDDL3 8NEDL3 8NFDL3 8NGDL3 8NHDL3 8NJDL3 8NLDL3 8NNDL3 8NQDL3 8NWDL3 8PADL3 8PDDL3 8PEDL3 8PFDL3 8PGDL3 8PJDL3 8PLDL3 8PNDL3 8PPDL3 8PQDL3 8PRDL3 8PSDL3 8PTDL3 8PUDL3 8PWDL3 8QDDL3 8QFDL3 8QGDL3 8QHDL3 8QJDL3 8QLDL3 8QNDL3 8QPDL3 8QQDL3 8QRDL3 8QSDL3 8QTDL3 8QUDL3 8QWDL3 8QXDL3 8QYDL3 8QZDL3 8RBDL3 8REDL3 8RHDL3 8RJDL3 8RLDL3 8RNDL3 8RPDL3 8RQDL3 8RRDL3 8RSDL3 8RTDL3 8RUDL3 8RWDL3 8RXDL3 8RYDL3 8RZDL3 8SADL3 8SBDL3 8SDDL3 8SEDL3 8SFDL3 8SJDL3 8SLDL3 8SNDL3 8SPDL3 8SQDL3 8SRDL3 8SWDL3 8TADL3 8TBDL3 8TEDL3 8TFDL3 8TGDL3 8TJDL3 8TLDL3 8TNDL3 8TTDL3 8TUDL3 8TWDL3 8UADL3 8UDDL3 8UEDL3 8UFDL3 8UGDL3 8UHDL3 8UJDL3 8ULDL3 8UNDL3 8UQDL3 8UWDL3 8UZ
All DL3 9 postcodes (258)
DL3 9AADL3 9ABDL3 9ADDL3 9AEDL3 9AFDL3 9AGDL3 9AHDL3 9AJDL3 9ALDL3 9ANDL3 9APDL3 9AQDL3 9ARDL3 9ASDL3 9ATDL3 9AUDL3 9AWDL3 9AYDL3 9AZDL3 9BADL3 9BBDL3 9BDDL3 9BEDL3 9BHDL3 9BJDL3 9BLDL3 9BNDL3 9BPDL3 9BQDL3 9BWDL3 9DADL3 9DBDL3 9DDDL3 9DEDL3 9DFDL3 9DGDL3 9DHDL3 9DJDL3 9DLDL3 9DNDL3 9DPDL3 9DQDL3 9DRDL3 9DSDL3 9DTDL3 9DUDL3 9DWDL3 9DXDL3 9DYDL3 9DZDL3 9EADL3 9EBDL3 9EDDL3 9EFDL3 9EGDL3 9EHDL3 9EJDL3 9ELDL3 9ENDL3 9EPDL3 9EQDL3 9ERDL3 9ESDL3 9ETDL3 9EUDL3 9EWDL3 9EXDL3 9EYDL3 9EZDL3 9FADL3 9FBDL3 9FDDL3 9FEDL3 9FFDL3 9HADL3 9HDDL3 9HEDL3 9HFDL3 9HHDL3 9HNDL3 9HPDL3 9HQDL3 9HRDL3 9HSDL3 9HTDL3 9HUDL3 9HWDL3 9HXDL3 9HYDL3 9HZDL3 9JADL3 9JBDL3 9JDDL3 9JEDL3 9JFDL3 9JGDL3 9JHDL3 9JJDL3 9JLDL3 9JNDL3 9JPDL3 9JQDL3 9JRDL3 9JSDL3 9JWDL3 9LADL3 9LBDL3 9LDDL3 9LEDL3 9LFDL3 9LGDL3 9LHDL3 9LNDL3 9LPDL3 9LQDL3 9LRDL3 9LSDL3 9LUDL3 9LXDL3 9LYDL3 9LZDL3 9NDDL3 9NEDL3 9NFDL3 9NGDL3 9NHDL3 9NJDL3 9NLDL3 9NNDL3 9NPDL3 9NQDL3 9NRDL3 9NSDL3 9NTDL3 9NUDL3 9NWDL3 9NXDL3 9NZDL3 9PADL3 9PBDL3 9PDDL3 9PEDL3 9PFDL3 9PHDL3 9PJDL3 9PLDL3 9PNDL3 9PPDL3 9PQDL3 9PRDL3 9PSDL3 9PTDL3 9PUDL3 9PWDL3 9PXDL3 9PYDL3 9PZDL3 9QADL3 9QBDL3 9QDDL3 9QEDL3 9QFDL3 9QGDL3 9QHDL3 9QJDL3 9QLDL3 9QNDL3 9QPDL3 9QQDL3 9QRDL3 9QSDL3 9QTDL3 9QUDL3 9QWDL3 9QXDL3 9QYDL3 9RBDL3 9REDL3 9RGDL3 9RHDL3 9RJDL3 9RLDL3 9RNDL3 9RPDL3 9RQDL3 9RRDL3 9RSDL3 9RTDL3 9RUDL3 9RWDL3 9RXDL3 9RYDL3 9RZDL3 9SADL3 9SBDL3 9SDDL3 9SEDL3 9SFDL3 9SGDL3 9SHDL3 9SJDL3 9SLDL3 9SNDL3 9SPDL3 9SQDL3 9SRDL3 9STDL3 9SWDL3 9TADL3 9TBDL3 9TDDL3 9TFDL3 9TGDL3 9TNDL3 9TPDL3 9TQDL3 9TRDL3 9TSDL3 9TTDL3 9TUDL3 9TXDL3 9TYDL3 9TZDL3 9UADL3 9UBDL3 9UFDL3 9UGDL3 9UHDL3 9UJDL3 9ULDL3 9UNDL3 9UPDL3 9UQDL3 9URDL3 9UTDL3 9UUDL3 9UWDL3 9UXDL3 9UYDL3 9UZDL3 9XADL3 9XBDL3 9XDDL3 9XJDL3 9XLDL3 9XNDL3 9XPDL3 9XQDL3 9XRDL3 9XSDL3 9XTDL3 9XUDL3 9XWDL3 9XZDL3 9YADL3 9YBDL3 9YEDL3 9YF

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Living in Darlington

Darlington's 90.4% full fibre coverage ranks among England's highest. Households here gain near-universal access to gigabit infrastructure, future-proofing against increasing bandwidth demands from remote work, streaming and smart home devices.

Remote worker score

50/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

DL3 broadband FAQs

Why does Darlington have such high full fibre coverage?

As a significant metropolitan centre, Darlington attracted commercial fibre investment and received subsidy support for public broadband programmes. Dense development makes network deployment more cost-effective than in scattered rural areas.

What about the 5.9% of postcodes in the moderate-speed group?

These postcodes, likely at the district's edges, still receive superfast 30-300 Mbps from copper infrastructure. This speed is adequate for households without simultaneous heavy bandwidth users.

Are there postcodes in Darlington without fibre access?

Yes, 9.6% do not have gigabit access, but all receive at least superfast speeds. Postcodes at the district boundary or older industrial areas may rely on copper or hybrid networks.

Is Darlington a good location for a creative agency or design studio?

With 90.4% gigabit availability, most premises support rapid file transfers, cloud collaboration and video conferencing. Postcodes in the 5.9% superfast band would be constrained only for very large-scale operations.

Neighbouring districts

DL2

823 postcodes

78% superfast

DL1

1,200 postcodes

96% superfast

DL5

783 postcodes

97% superfast

DL4

300 postcodes

96% superfast

TS16

344 postcodes

91% superfast

TS21

525 postcodes

74% superfast

Check your exact postcode

Every postcode in DL3 has its own page with broadband speeds, house prices, school ratings and crime stats. You can also compare providers for your address.

Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources