Crap Towns / North Hykeham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in North Hykeham?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in North Hykeham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.8% of premises, 5% higher than 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 | 10 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,325 | 98.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waddington | 4.7 km | 2.9 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 9.2 km | 2.6 |
| Southwell | 27.5 km | 1.4 |
| Balderton | 19.4 km | 0.9 |
| Gainsborough | 25.9 km | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | 2.9 km | 0.7 |
| Sleaford | 24.3 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 21.3 km | 0.4 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 18.6 km | 0.2 |
| North Hykeham | – | 0.1 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 4.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |