Crap Towns / Melton Mowbray / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Melton Mowbray?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Melton Mowbray couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 53 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,561 | 95.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cotgrave | 18.6 km | 2.2 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 17.6 km | 0.4 |
| Melton Mowbray | – | 0.4 |
| Mountsorrel | 18.1 km | 0.2 |
| Keyworth | 17.7 km | 0.2 |
| Birstall | 18.9 km | 0.2 |
| Thurmaston | 17.4 km | 0.2 |
| Sileby | 15.2 km | 0.1 |
| Syston | 15.0 km | 0.1 |
| Quorndon | 19.7 km | 0.1 |
| Oakham | 15.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |