Crap Towns / Swaffham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swaffham?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Swaffham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 75.4% of premises, 20% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 30 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,727 | 75.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Watton | 12.7 km | 1.4 |
| Wymondham | 30.0 km | 1.4 |
| King's Lynn | 22.6 km | 1.3 |
| Dereham | 17.5 km | 0.7 |
| Swaffham | – | 0.6 |
| Attleborough | 26.6 km | 0.6 |
| Thetford | 26.1 km | 0.5 |
| Fakenham | 23.6 km | 0.4 |
| Brandon | 22.5 km | 0.4 |
| Hethersett | 33.7 km | 0.1 |
| Downham Market | 21.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |