Crap Towns / Stowmarket / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stowmarket?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Stowmarket couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.7% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 28 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,705 | 80.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Needham Market | 4.9 km | 1.0 |
| Hadleigh | 15.7 km | 0.7 |
| Sudbury | 24.1 km | 0.6 |
| Thetford | 30.7 km | 0.5 |
| Diss | 22.7 km | 0.5 |
| Ipswich | 17.7 km | 0.4 |
| Harleston | 31.6 km | 0.3 |
| Woodbridge | 23.7 km | 0.3 |
| Stowmarket | – | 0.3 |
| Kesgrave | 21.4 km | 0.3 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 20.6 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |