Crap Towns / Boston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Boston?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Boston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 26 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.8% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 273 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,850 | 88.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach | 18.8 km | 1.3 |
| Boston | – | 1.2 |
| Long Sutton | 23.2 km | 1.1 |
| Spalding | 23.5 km | 1.1 |
| Bourne | 33.1 km | 0.6 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 17.1 km | 0.6 |
| Skegness | 29.6 km | 0.4 |
| Sleaford | 26.3 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 25.6 km | 0.4 |
| Kirton | 5.4 km | 0.1 |
| Horncastle | 27.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |