Crap Towns / Swadlincote / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swadlincote?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Swadlincote couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 25 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 16,538 | 97.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton | 11.5 km | 1.1 |
| Measham | 8.8 km | 1.0 |
| Ibstock | 14.6 km | 0.7 |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 7.1 km | 0.6 |
| Coalville | 14.3 km | 0.5 |
| Burton upon Trent | 6.3 km | 0.3 |
| Whitwick | 14.7 km | 0.2 |
| Derby | 16.6 km | 0.2 |
| Swadlincote | – | 0.1 |
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 4.2 km | 0.1 |
| Woodville | 2.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |