Crap Towns / Kirton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kirton?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Kirton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,732 | 97.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Holbeach | 14.6 km | 1.3 |
| Boston | 5.4 km | 1.2 |
| Deeping St James | 32.5 km | 1.2 |
| Long Sutton | 20.3 km | 1.1 |
| Spalding | 18.1 km | 1.1 |
| Bourne | 28.0 km | 0.6 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 20.1 km | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | 24.9 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 25.3 km | 0.4 |
| Kirton | – | 0.1 |
| Horncastle | 31.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |