Crap Towns / Ely / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ely?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Ely couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 22 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 34 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,426 | 95.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Histon and Impington | 19.4 km | 1.2 |
| Chatteris | 15.6 km | 1.1 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 19.1 km | 0.9 |
| Cottenham | 15.8 km | 0.9 |
| Burwell | 14.3 km | 0.8 |
| Littleport | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| Mildenhall | 17.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ely | – | 0.3 |
| Soham | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Red Lodge | 19.1 km | 0.1 |
| Waterbeach | 15.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |