Crap Towns / Ruskington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ruskington?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Ruskington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 11 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.4% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,877 | 99.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waddington | 17.0 km | 2.9 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 19.7 km | 2.6 |
| Boston | 25.6 km | 1.2 |
| Lincoln | 22.4 km | 0.7 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 15.5 km | 0.6 |
| Grantham | 22.6 km | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | 5.3 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | – | 0.4 |
| Kirton | 25.3 km | 0.1 |
| North Hykeham | 21.3 km | 0.1 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 19.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |