Crap Towns / Shepshed / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shepshed?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Shepshed 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 96.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 28 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,108 | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| East Leake | 10.6 km | 1.1 |
| Castle Donington | 9.6 km | 0.8 |
| Ibstock | 10.6 km | 0.7 |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 12.1 km | 0.6 |
| Coalville | 6.6 km | 0.5 |
| Barrow upon Soar | 10.1 km | 0.4 |
| Shepshed | – | 0.4 |
| Loughborough | 4.7 km | 0.3 |
| Mountsorrel | 11.2 km | 0.2 |
| Whitwick | 5.1 km | 0.2 |
| Quorndon | 8.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |