Crap Towns / Ripley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ripley?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Ripley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 65 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,221 | 95.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | 8.6 km | 3.4 |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 10.4 km | 0.9 |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 7.7 km | 0.7 |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 4.1 km | 0.7 |
| Ripley | – | 0.6 |
| Heanor | 4.7 km | 0.3 |
| Selston | 7.0 km | 0.2 |
| Eastwood | 7.7 km | 0.2 |
| Ilkeston | 10.5 km | 0.1 |
| Belper | 5.5 km | 0.1 |
| Alfreton | 6.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |