Crap Towns / Hinckley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hinckley?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Hinckley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 67 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 67 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 112 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 24,229 | 94.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bulkington | 7.7 km | 1.3 |
| Bedworth | 10.7 km | 0.8 |
| Barwell | 4.0 km | 0.6 |
| Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe | 13.9 km | 0.5 |
| Broughton Astley | 10.4 km | 0.5 |
| Hinckley | – | 0.4 |
| Nuneaton | 5.7 km | 0.4 |
| Lutterworth | 12.8 km | 0.4 |
| Earl Shilton | 5.2 km | 0.4 |
| Enderby and Narborough | 12.5 km | 0.3 |
| Atherstone | 12.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |