Crap Towns / Calverton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Calverton?
In January 2026, 2.7% of premises in Calverton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 44 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.0% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 44 | 1.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 100 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,210 | 86.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Calverton | – | 2.7 |
| Southwell | 9.3 km | 1.4 |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 11.9 km | 0.9 |
| Ravenshead | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| Nottingham | 10.3 km | 0.7 |
| Rainworth | 9.0 km | 0.4 |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 11.1 km | 0.4 |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 11.1 km | 0.2 |
| Hucknall | 8.2 km | 0.2 |
| Arnold | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Carlton | 7.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |