Crap Towns / Castle Donington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Castle Donington?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Castle Donington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 19 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.0% of premises, 10% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 32 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,429 | 84.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| East Leake | 11.2 km | 1.1 |
| Castle Donington | – | 0.8 |
| Beeston | 11.5 km | 0.6 |
| Shepshed | 9.6 km | 0.4 |
| Breaston and Draycott | 6.5 km | 0.3 |
| Borrowash | 7.4 km | 0.3 |
| Sandiacre | 9.2 km | 0.3 |
| Loughborough | 11.9 km | 0.3 |
| Derby | 11.1 km | 0.2 |
| Long Eaton | 6.5 km | 0.1 |
| Stapleford | 10.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |