Crap Towns / Heanor / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Heanor?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Heanor couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 15 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 15 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 34 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,670 | 98.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | 5.2 km | 3.4 |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 9.2 km | 0.9 |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 7.2 km | 0.7 |
| Ripley | 4.7 km | 0.6 |
| Heanor | – | 0.3 |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 8.4 km | 0.2 |
| Hucknall | 9.3 km | 0.2 |
| Selston | 7.0 km | 0.2 |
| Eastwood | 3.5 km | 0.2 |
| Ilkeston | 6.1 km | 0.1 |
| Belper | 8.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |