Crap Towns / Long Eaton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Long Eaton?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Long Eaton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 15 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.6% of premises, about the same as 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 | 27 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,699 | 97.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | 9.7 km | 3.4 |
| Castle Donington | 6.5 km | 0.8 |
| Beeston | 5.0 km | 0.6 |
| Ruddington | 9.3 km | 0.5 |
| Breaston and Draycott | 1.6 km | 0.3 |
| Borrowash | 6.2 km | 0.3 |
| Sandiacre | 3.4 km | 0.3 |
| Long Eaton | – | 0.1 |
| Ilkeston | 8.2 km | 0.1 |
| Stapleford | 4.6 km | 0.1 |
| Clifton | 7.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |