Crap Towns / Grantham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Grantham?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Grantham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 43 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 43 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 123 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,741 | 90.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cotgrave | 26.9 km | 2.2 |
| Balderton | 18.7 km | 0.9 |
| Bingham | 22.0 km | 0.8 |
| Bourne | 23.8 km | 0.6 |
| Grantham | – | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | 18.2 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 22.6 km | 0.4 |
| Melton Mowbray | 22.9 km | 0.4 |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 26.7 km | 0.4 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 21.4 km | 0.2 |
| Oakham | 27.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |