Crap Towns / Thurmaston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Thurmaston?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Thurmaston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.4% of premises, 6% higher 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 | 8 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,321 | 99.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow upon Soar | 9.0 km | 0.4 |
| Leicester | 5.9 km | 0.2 |
| Mountsorrel | 6.1 km | 0.2 |
| Oadby | 8.7 km | 0.2 |
| Groby | 9.3 km | 0.2 |
| Birstall | 2.2 km | 0.2 |
| Thurmaston | – | 0.2 |
| Sileby | 6.1 km | 0.1 |
| Syston | 2.6 km | 0.1 |
| Quorndon | 9.2 km | 0.1 |
| Anstey | 6.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |