Crap Towns / Fakenham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Fakenham?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Fakenham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.9% of premises, 16% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 21 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,729 | 78.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Watton | 29.3 km | 1.4 |
| Wymondham | 34.2 km | 1.4 |
| King's Lynn | 30.4 km | 1.3 |
| Aylsham | 27.4 km | 1.2 |
| Dereham | 18.6 km | 0.7 |
| Swaffham | 23.6 km | 0.6 |
| Cromer | 31.7 km | 0.5 |
| Fakenham | – | 0.4 |
| Taverham and Drayton | 29.5 km | 0.2 |
| Hethersett | 34.1 km | 0.1 |
| Sheringham | 26.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |