Crap Towns / Thetford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Thetford?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Thetford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 67.4% of premises, 28% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 59 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,843 | 67.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Watton | 18.4 km | 1.4 |
| Mildenhall | 17.8 km | 0.6 |
| Swaffham | 26.1 km | 0.6 |
| Newmarket | 29.4 km | 0.6 |
| Attleborough | 21.6 km | 0.6 |
| Thetford | – | 0.5 |
| Diss | 25.2 km | 0.5 |
| Brandon | 9.1 km | 0.4 |
| Soham | 29.0 km | 0.2 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 18.7 km | 0.2 |
| Red Lodge | 21.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |