Crap Towns / Oakham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Oakham?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Oakham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even 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 | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,185 | 98.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 23.4 km | 0.7 |
| Corby | 20.3 km | 0.5 |
| Melton Mowbray | 15.1 km | 0.4 |
| Desborough | 26.2 km | 0.4 |
| Market Harborough | 25.3 km | 0.2 |
| Oadby | 24.7 km | 0.2 |
| Stamford | 16.9 km | 0.2 |
| Thurmaston | 24.5 km | 0.2 |
| Sileby | 26.0 km | 0.1 |
| Syston | 23.3 km | 0.1 |
| Oakham | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |