Crap Towns / Humberston and New Waltham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Humberston and New Waltham?
In January 2026, 5.7% of premises in Humberston and New Waltham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 11.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 317 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.9% of premises, 15% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 317 | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 440 | 5.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,159 | 79.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Humberston and New Waltham | – | 5.7 |
| Mablethorpe | 28.3 km | 3.4 |
| Immingham | 15.1 km | 3.0 |
| Barton-upon-Humber | 32.0 km | 2.4 |
| Louth | 18.2 km | 1.2 |
| Grimsby | 5.7 km | 1.0 |
| Waltham | 5.1 km | 0.7 |
| Cleethorpes | 2.2 km | 0.7 |
| Brigg | 30.4 km | 0.4 |
| Withernsea | 22.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| Hedon | 25.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |