Crap Towns / Loughborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Loughborough?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Loughborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 52 couldn't even 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 | 52 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 74 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 26,364 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| East Leake | 7.6 km | 1.1 |
| Coalville | 10.8 km | 0.5 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 5.6 km | 0.4 |
| Shepshed | 4.7 km | 0.4 |
| Loughborough | – | 0.3 |
| Mountsorrel | 7.4 km | 0.2 |
| Whitwick | 9.4 km | 0.2 |
| Birstall | 11.7 km | 0.2 |
| Sileby | 9.1 km | 0.1 |
| Quorndon | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| Anstey | 10.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |