Crap Towns / Ilkeston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ilkeston?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Ilkeston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.6% of premises, 5% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 20 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,575 | 98.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | 3.1 km | 3.4 |
| Beeston | 6.8 km | 0.6 |
| Breaston and Draycott | 7.2 km | 0.3 |
| Borrowash | 7.6 km | 0.3 |
| Sandiacre | 4.8 km | 0.3 |
| Heanor | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Eastwood | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Long Eaton | 8.2 km | 0.1 |
| Ilkeston | – | 0.1 |
| Stapleford | 4.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |