Crap Towns / Syston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Syston?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Syston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.9% of premises, about the same as 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 | 7 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,086 | 96.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow upon Soar | 7.8 km | 0.4 |
| Leicester | 8.5 km | 0.2 |
| Mountsorrel | 5.5 km | 0.2 |
| Oadby | 10.9 km | 0.2 |
| Groby | 11.2 km | 0.2 |
| Birstall | 3.9 km | 0.2 |
| Thurmaston | 2.6 km | 0.2 |
| Sileby | 4.3 km | 0.1 |
| Syston | – | 0.1 |
| Quorndon | 8.6 km | 0.1 |
| Anstey | 8.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |