Crap Towns / Sleaford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sleaford?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Sleaford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 36 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,659 | 94.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waddington | 20.5 km | 2.9 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 24.2 km | 2.6 |
| Balderton | 25.6 km | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | 25.9 km | 0.7 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 19.4 km | 0.6 |
| Grantham | 18.2 km | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | – | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 5.3 km | 0.4 |
| Kirton | 24.9 km | 0.1 |
| North Hykeham | 24.3 km | 0.1 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 23.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |