Crap Towns / Higham Ferrers / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Higham Ferrers?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Higham Ferrers couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.1% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,917 | 99.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell | 19.3 km | 1.1 |
| Earls Barton | 11.7 km | 0.7 |
| Raunds | 5.2 km | 0.5 |
| Higham Ferrers | – | 0.4 |
| Rushden | 2.2 km | 0.3 |
| Burton Latimer | 8.6 km | 0.3 |
| Irthlingborough | 2.5 km | 0.3 |
| Kettering | 13.3 km | 0.2 |
| Wellingborough | 7.4 km | 0.1 |
| Thrapston | 10.7 km | 0.1 |
| Olney | 18.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |