Crap Towns / Birstall / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Birstall?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Birstall couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,932 | 98.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 9.2 km | 0.5 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 7.9 km | 0.4 |
| Leicester | 5.6 km | 0.2 |
| Mountsorrel | 4.7 km | 0.2 |
| Groby | 7.3 km | 0.2 |
| Birstall | – | 0.2 |
| Thurmaston | 2.2 km | 0.2 |
| Sileby | 5.8 km | 0.1 |
| Syston | 3.9 km | 0.1 |
| Quorndon | 7.7 km | 0.1 |
| Anstey | 4.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |