Crap Towns / Shirebrook / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shirebrook?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Shirebrook couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 37 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,530 | 95.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Shirebrook | – | 0.6 |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 4.2 km | 0.6 |
| Mansfield | 7.0 km | 0.4 |
| Clowne | 8.6 km | 0.4 |
| Creswell | 6.8 km | 0.3 |
| Market Warsop | 4.4 km | 0.3 |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood | 10.0 km | 0.2 |
| Bolsover | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Sutton in Ashfield | 8.6 km | 0.2 |
| Huthwaite | 10.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Forest Town | 6.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |