Crap Towns / Southwell / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Southwell?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Southwell couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 12 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.9% of premises, 15% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 50 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,923 | 79.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Calverton | 9.3 km | 2.7 |
| Southwell | – | 1.4 |
| Balderton | 12.1 km | 0.9 |
| Bingham | 13.5 km | 0.8 |
| Ravenshead | 13.8 km | 0.7 |
| Rainworth | 11.6 km | 0.4 |
| New Ollerton and Ollerton | 14.5 km | 0.4 |
| Edwinstowe | 14.5 km | 0.3 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 10.6 km | 0.2 |
| Arnold | 13.7 km | 0.1 |
| Carlton | 14.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |