Crap Towns / Clay Cross / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Clay Cross?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Clay Cross 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 92.4% 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 | 31 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,903 | 92.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Matlock | 9.5 km | 1.2 |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 9.3 km | 0.7 |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 10.3 km | 0.7 |
| Chesterfield | 8.4 km | 0.6 |
| Clay Cross | – | 0.6 |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood | 3.9 km | 0.2 |
| Bolsover | 10.6 km | 0.2 |
| Brimington | 9.9 km | 0.1 |
| Wingerworth | 4.1 km | 0.1 |
| Huthwaite | 8.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Alfreton | 8.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |