Crap Towns / Ampthill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ampthill?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Ampthill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,882 | 96.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cranfield | 9.5 km | 2.4 |
| Wixams | 7.1 km | 1.7 |
| Bedford | 13.0 km | 1.4 |
| Houghton Regis | 13.2 km | 1.1 |
| Flitwick | 2.2 km | 0.7 |
| Wootton | 7.9 km | 0.7 |
| Kempston | 10.0 km | 0.4 |
| Marston Moretaine | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| Shefford | 11.5 km | 0.2 |
| Luton | 15.3 km | 0.2 |
| Ampthill | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |