Crap Towns / King's Lynn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in King's Lynn?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in King's Lynn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 15 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.2% of premises, 16% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 15 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 292 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,244 | 79.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Watton | 35.2 km | 1.4 |
| Holbeach | 27.9 km | 1.3 |
| King's Lynn | – | 1.3 |
| Long Sutton | 20.0 km | 1.1 |
| March | 32.1 km | 1.1 |
| Wisbech | 20.1 km | 0.9 |
| Dereham | 36.9 km | 0.7 |
| Littleport | 34.9 km | 0.7 |
| Swaffham | 22.6 km | 0.6 |
| Fakenham | 30.4 km | 0.4 |
| Downham Market | 17.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |