Crap Towns / Belper / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Belper?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Belper couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.5% 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 | 9 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,107 | 94.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | 10.1 km | 3.4 |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 12.6 km | 0.7 |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 8.8 km | 0.7 |
| Ripley | 5.5 km | 0.6 |
| Heanor | 8.8 km | 0.3 |
| Derby | 12.6 km | 0.2 |
| Selston | 12.5 km | 0.2 |
| Eastwood | 12.2 km | 0.2 |
| Ilkeston | 12.9 km | 0.1 |
| Belper | – | 0.1 |
| Alfreton | 10.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |