Crap Towns / Blaby and Whetstone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Blaby and Whetstone?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Blaby and Whetstone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 17 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.2% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 17 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 90 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,883 | 88.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Blaby and Whetstone | – | 1.3 |
| Barwell | 11.6 km | 0.6 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 7.0 km | 0.5 |
| Broughton Astley | 5.5 km | 0.5 |
| Countesthorpe | 2.1 km | 0.4 |
| Earl Shilton | 10.0 km | 0.4 |
| Enderby and Narborough | 3.0 km | 0.3 |
| Leicester | 7.3 km | 0.2 |
| Oadby | 7.3 km | 0.2 |
| Groby | 10.9 km | 0.2 |
| Wigston | 4.2 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |