Crap Towns / Forest Town / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Forest Town?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Forest Town couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,384 | 97.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 9.1 km | 0.9 |
| Ravenshead | 7.9 km | 0.7 |
| Shirebrook | 6.7 km | 0.6 |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 2.9 km | 0.6 |
| Mansfield | 3.5 km | 0.4 |
| Rainworth | 4.7 km | 0.4 |
| Edwinstowe | 7.0 km | 0.3 |
| Market Warsop | 5.2 km | 0.3 |
| Sutton in Ashfield | 7.7 km | 0.2 |
| Huthwaite | 10.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Forest Town | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |