Crap Towns / Peterborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Peterborough?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Peterborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 78 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 78 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 202 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 83,425 | 97.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Sawtry | 15.0 km | 2.3 |
| Eye | 6.6 km | 1.3 |
| Deeping St James | 11.6 km | 1.2 |
| Whittlesey | 9.5 km | 0.7 |
| Bourne | 23.3 km | 0.6 |
| Oundle | 17.4 km | 0.3 |
| Yaxley | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Peterborough | – | 0.2 |
| Stamford | 17.9 km | 0.2 |
| Market Deeping | 12.9 km | 0.2 |
| Ramsey | 16.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |