Crap Towns / South Normanton and Pinxton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in South Normanton and Pinxton?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in South Normanton and Pinxton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 35 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 | 35 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 59 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,601 | 94.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 5.4 km | 0.9 |
| Annesley Woodhouse | 5.7 km | 0.9 |
| South Normanton and Pinxton | – | 0.7 |
| Somercotes and Swanwick | 3.9 km | 0.7 |
| Ripley | 7.7 km | 0.6 |
| Clay Cross | 9.3 km | 0.6 |
| Heanor | 9.3 km | 0.3 |
| Sutton in Ashfield | 5.9 km | 0.2 |
| Selston | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| Huthwaite | 3.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| Alfreton | 3.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |