Crap Towns / Dereham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dereham?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Dereham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 76 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,421 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Watton | 14.1 km | 1.4 |
| Wymondham | 16.5 km | 1.4 |
| Aylsham | 24.6 km | 1.2 |
| Dereham | – | 0.7 |
| Swaffham | 17.5 km | 0.6 |
| Attleborough | 18.9 km | 0.6 |
| Norwich | 23.2 km | 0.5 |
| Fakenham | 18.6 km | 0.4 |
| Long Stratton | 28.4 km | 0.2 |
| Taverham and Drayton | 18.1 km | 0.2 |
| Hethersett | 18.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |