Crap Towns / Bolsover / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bolsover?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Bolsover couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,230 | 97.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Eckington | 9.7 km | 0.9 |
| Staveley | 5.6 km | 0.8 |
| Chesterfield | 9.6 km | 0.6 |
| Shirebrook | 6.2 km | 0.6 |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 10.0 km | 0.6 |
| Clowne | 5.3 km | 0.4 |
| Creswell | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Bolsover | – | 0.2 |
| Brimington | 7.3 km | 0.1 |
| Wingerworth | 9.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |