Crap Towns / Sandiacre / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sandiacre?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Sandiacre couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,350 | 97.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | 6.6 km | 3.4 |
| Castle Donington | 9.2 km | 0.8 |
| Beeston | 4.0 km | 0.6 |
| Breaston and Draycott | 2.7 km | 0.3 |
| Borrowash | 5.6 km | 0.3 |
| Sandiacre | – | 0.3 |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 8.7 km | 0.2 |
| Long Eaton | 3.4 km | 0.1 |
| Ilkeston | 4.8 km | 0.1 |
| Stapleford | 2.0 km | 0.1 |
| Clifton | 7.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |