Crap Towns / Somercotes and Swanwick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Somercotes and Swanwick?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Somercotes and Swanwick couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 51 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,394 | 95.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 8.7 km | 0.9 |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 8.2 km | 0.9 |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | 3.9 km | 0.7 |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | – | 0.7 |
| Ripley | 4.1 km | 0.6 |
| Heanor | 7.2 km | 0.3 |
| Selston | 4.7 km | 0.2 |
| Eastwood | 8.8 km | 0.2 |
| Belper | 8.8 km | 0.1 |
| Huthwaite | 7.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Alfreton | 2.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |