Crap Towns / Horncastle / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Horncastle?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Horncastle couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,001 | 92.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe | 28.6 km | 3.8 |
| Mablethorpe | 28.7 km | 3.4 |
| Waddington | 28.0 km | 2.9 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 23.1 km | 2.6 |
| Boston | 27.0 km | 1.2 |
| Louth | 19.2 km | 1.2 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 13.0 km | 0.6 |
| Skegness | 30.2 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 25.7 km | 0.4 |
| Horncastle | – | less than 0.1 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 27.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |