Crap Towns / Bourne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bourne?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Bourne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 54 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,964 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach | 26.3 km | 1.3 |
| Eye | 21.4 km | 1.3 |
| Deeping St James | 12.0 km | 1.2 |
| Spalding | 14.7 km | 1.1 |
| Bourne | – | 0.6 |
| Grantham | 23.8 km | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | 26.0 km | 0.4 |
| Peterborough | 23.3 km | 0.2 |
| Stamford | 14.3 km | 0.2 |
| Market Deeping | 10.4 km | 0.2 |
| Oakham | 26.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |