Crap Towns / Lincoln / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Lincoln?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Lincoln couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 25 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 25 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 347 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 47,197 | 92.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waddington | 5.4 km | 2.9 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 7.3 km | 2.6 |
| Balderton | 22.3 km | 0.9 |
| Gainsborough | 24.4 km | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | – | 0.7 |
| Retford | 27.7 km | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | 25.9 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 22.4 km | 0.4 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 21.5 km | 0.2 |
| North Hykeham | 2.9 km | 0.1 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 3.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |