Crap Towns / Beeston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Beeston?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Beeston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 28 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 28 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 147 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 23,528 | 93.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 6.1 km | 0.7 |
| Beeston | – | 0.6 |
| Ruddington | 6.6 km | 0.5 |
| Breaston and Draycott | 5.6 km | 0.3 |
| Sandiacre | 4.0 km | 0.3 |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Long Eaton | 5.0 km | 0.1 |
| Ilkeston | 6.8 km | 0.1 |
| Stapleford | 2.5 km | 0.1 |
| West Bridgford | 7.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Clifton | 4.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |