Crap Towns / Brandon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Brandon?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Brandon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.8% of premises, 14% lower than 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 | 19 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,781 | 80.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Watton | 19.6 km | 1.4 |
| Littleport | 21.9 km | 0.7 |
| Mildenhall | 13.7 km | 0.6 |
| Swaffham | 22.5 km | 0.6 |
| Thetford | 9.1 km | 0.5 |
| Brandon | – | 0.4 |
| Ely | 25.3 km | 0.3 |
| Soham | 23.2 km | 0.2 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 23.2 km | 0.2 |
| Red Lodge | 18.4 km | 0.1 |
| Downham Market | 24.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |