Crap Towns / Gainsborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Gainsborough?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Gainsborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 71 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 71 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 104 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,080 | 94.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Finningley | 18.8 km | 7.2 |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 20.0 km | 1.3 |
| Gainsborough | – | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | 24.4 km | 0.7 |
| Retford | 14.8 km | 0.6 |
| Brigg | 25.1 km | 0.4 |
| Scunthorpe | 21.7 km | 0.2 |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 24.4 km | 0.1 |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 22.6 km | 0.1 |
| Dunscroft and Hatfield | 25.6 km | 0.1 |
| Armthorpe | 24.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |