Chester-le-Street mobile coverage Vodafone 81% indoors here, 96% across Durham DH2 · County Durham
No network wins DH2 on overall coverage: all four are within 4 points, but indoors EE reaches 100% of sampled addresses and Three 75%.
DH2: Chester-le-Street, Pelton, Lamesley, North Lodge, Ouston, Urpeth, Waldridge, Edmondsley (County Durham, Gateshead).
DH2 scores
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 161 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: DH2 2AF, DH2 2FN, DH2 2LX, DH2 2PF, DH2 2QY, DH2 2TH. Methodology.
How DH2 compares
Against the Durham average
- Vodafone indoors: 81% here, 96% across Durham (−15).
- Three indoors: 75% here, 89% across Durham (−14).
- O2 indoors: 89% here, 97% across Durham (−8).
Weakest spot in Durham: DH4 Hetton, where Three reaches 54% indoors.
Lowest indoor figure of the 9 Durham districts sampled, for O2 and Vodafone.
Indoor signal around DH2
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH2 Chester-le-Street (here) | – | 100% | 89% | 75% | 81% |
| DH3 Washington, Lamesley | 3 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| DH4 Hetton, West Rainton | 7 | 100% | 100% | 54% | 100% |
| DH9 Pelton, Stanley | 7 | 100% | 100% | 83% | 100% |
| DH7 Belmont, Brandon | 9 | 88% | 98% | 88% | 99% |
| Durham average | – | 99% | 97% | 89% | 96% |
Biggest difference nearby: Three indoors, 75% here and 100% in DH3 Washington, 3 km away.
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