Crap Towns / Barrow upon Soar / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barrow upon Soar?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Barrow upon Soar couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,033 | 93.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| East Leake | 9.1 km | 1.1 |
| Barrow upon Soar | – | 0.4 |
| Shepshed | 10.1 km | 0.4 |
| Loughborough | 5.6 km | 0.3 |
| Mountsorrel | 3.2 km | 0.2 |
| Birstall | 7.9 km | 0.2 |
| Thurmaston | 9.0 km | 0.2 |
| Sileby | 3.7 km | 0.1 |
| Syston | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| Quorndon | 2.1 km | 0.1 |
| Anstey | 9.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |