Shildon mobile coverage Three 74% indoors here, 93% across Darlington DL4 · County Durham
No network wins DL4 on overall coverage: all four are within 4 points, but indoors EE, O2 and Vodafone reach 100% of sampled addresses and Three 74%.
DL4: Shildon, Heighington, Eldon, Etherley, Windlestone, Chilton, Evenwood, Coniscliffe (County Durham, Darlington).
DL4 scores
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 120 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: DL4 1AA, DL4 1DX, DL4 1HW, DL4 1NA, DL4 1PE, DL4 2DL. Methodology.
How DL4 compares
Against the Darlington average
- Three indoors: 74% here, 93% across Darlington (−19).
Lowest indoor figure of the 6 Darlington districts sampled, for Three.
Indoor signal around DL4
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL4 Shildon (here) | – | 100% | 100% | 74% | 100% |
| DL5 Aycliffe, Middridge | 4 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| DL3 Hurworth, Whessoe | 12 | 100% | 92% | 100% | 100% |
| DL1 Sadberge, Mordon | 13 | 96% | 100% | 88% | 100% |
| DL9 Colburn, Scotton | 29 | 98% | 95% | 100% | 100% |
| Darlington average | – | 96% | 97% | 93% | 100% |
Biggest difference nearby: Three indoors, 74% here and 100% in DL5 Aycliffe, 4 km away.
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