Crap Towns / Shinfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shinfield?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Shinfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.5% of premises, 5% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,548 | 98.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Crowthorne | 11.5 km | 1.6 |
| Wokingham | 7.2 km | 1.4 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 2.0 km | 0.9 |
| Twyford | 10.0 km | 0.6 |
| Shinfield | – | 0.4 |
| Yateley | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Reading | 3.9 km | 0.3 |
| Caversham | 7.9 km | 0.1 |
| Woodley | 5.8 km | 0.1 |
| Winnersh | 5.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Burghfield Common | 8.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |