Crap Towns / Chesterfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Chesterfield?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Chesterfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 46 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 46 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 268 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 37,733 | 90.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Killamarsh | 12.2 km | 1.4 |
| Eckington | 8.6 km | 0.9 |
| Staveley | 5.5 km | 0.8 |
| Chesterfield | – | 0.6 |
| Clay Cross | 8.4 km | 0.6 |
| Clowne | 12.4 km | 0.4 |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood | 7.6 km | 0.2 |
| Bolsover | 9.6 km | 0.2 |
| Dronfield | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Brimington | 3.2 km | 0.1 |
| Wingerworth | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |