Crap Towns / Olney / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Olney?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Olney 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 90.4% 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,239 | 90.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cranfield | 11.5 km | 2.4 |
| Earls Barton | 12.5 km | 0.7 |
| Wootton | 14.1 km | 0.7 |
| Northampton | 15.7 km | 0.5 |
| Kempston | 15.3 km | 0.4 |
| Marston Moretaine | 14.8 km | 0.4 |
| Rushden | 16.5 km | 0.3 |
| Milton Keynes | 13.9 km | 0.3 |
| Wellingborough | 16.5 km | 0.1 |
| Olney | – | 0.1 |
| Newport Pagnell | 8.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |