Crap Towns / Stamford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stamford?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Stamford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,079 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Eye | 20.5 km | 1.3 |
| Deeping St James | 13.2 km | 1.2 |
| Spalding | 25.8 km | 1.1 |
| Bourne | 14.3 km | 0.6 |
| Corby | 23.2 km | 0.5 |
| Oundle | 19.0 km | 0.3 |
| Yaxley | 21.8 km | 0.3 |
| Peterborough | 17.9 km | 0.2 |
| Stamford | – | 0.2 |
| Market Deeping | 11.4 km | 0.2 |
| Oakham | 16.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |