Crap Towns / Arnold / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Arnold?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Arnold couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 12 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,913 | 97.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Calverton | 5.1 km | 2.7 |
| Cotgrave | 11.5 km | 2.2 |
| Ravenshead | 9.9 km | 0.7 |
| Nottingham | 5.3 km | 0.7 |
| Beeston | 11.4 km | 0.6 |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 8.5 km | 0.4 |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Hucknall | 6.8 km | 0.2 |
| Arnold | – | 0.1 |
| Carlton | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| West Bridgford | 8.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |