Crap Towns / Royston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Royston?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Royston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.7% of premises, about the same as 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 | 60 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,691 | 89.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cambourne | 18.7 km | 2.6 |
| Sawston | 15.4 km | 1.2 |
| Biggleswade | 16.2 km | 1.0 |
| Letchworth | 16.0 km | 0.9 |
| Stotfold | 15.1 km | 0.9 |
| Royston | – | 0.7 |
| Arlesey | 17.2 km | 0.7 |
| Potton | 15.7 km | 0.5 |
| Buntingford | 11.3 km | 0.4 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 15.6 km | 0.4 |
| Baldock | 13.4 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |