Crap Towns / Longstanton and Northstowe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Longstanton and Northstowe?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Longstanton and Northstowe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,850 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cambourne | 11.2 km | 2.6 |
| Histon and Impington | 4.7 km | 1.2 |
| Cambridge | 9.9 km | 1.2 |
| Godmanchester | 15.8 km | 1.0 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | – | 0.9 |
| Cottenham | 4.3 km | 0.9 |
| Burwell | 18.2 km | 0.8 |
| Huntingdon | 17.8 km | 0.8 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 15.3 km | 0.4 |
| St Ives | 11.0 km | 0.2 |
| Waterbeach | 8.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |