Crap Towns / Ibstock / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ibstock?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Ibstock couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,091 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Measham | 7.7 km | 1.0 |
| Ibstock | – | 0.7 |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 7.9 km | 0.6 |
| Barwell | 14.1 km | 0.6 |
| Coalville | 4.2 km | 0.5 |
| Shepshed | 10.6 km | 0.4 |
| Whitwick | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Groby | 12.0 km | 0.2 |
| Anstey | 14.0 km | 0.1 |
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 12.4 km | 0.1 |
| Woodville | 12.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |