Crap Towns / Baldock / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Baldock?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Baldock couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.3% 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 | 10 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,808 | 95.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Biggleswade | 11.8 km | 1.0 |
| Letchworth | 2.7 km | 0.9 |
| Stotfold | 4.5 km | 0.9 |
| Royston | 13.4 km | 0.7 |
| Arlesey | 6.3 km | 0.7 |
| Stevenage | 8.5 km | 0.6 |
| Potton | 15.9 km | 0.5 |
| Buntingford | 12.0 km | 0.4 |
| Hitchin | 6.9 km | 0.3 |
| Baldock | – | 0.2 |
| Shefford | 11.4 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |