Crap Towns / Retford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Retford?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Retford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 41 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 41 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 80 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,259 | 94.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Finningley | 18.2 km | 7.2 |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 13.4 km | 1.3 |
| Gainsborough | 14.8 km | 0.9 |
| Worksop | 11.9 km | 0.7 |
| Retford | – | 0.6 |
| New Ollerton and Ollerton | 14.2 km | 0.4 |
| Dinnington | 18.6 km | 0.4 |
| Edwinstowe | 16.8 km | 0.3 |
| North Anston | 18.9 km | 0.2 |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 12.4 km | 0.1 |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 18.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |