Crap Towns / Waddington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Waddington?
In January 2026, 2.9% of premises in Waddington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 18 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 18 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 95 | 2.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,021 | 92.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waddington | – | 2.9 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 6.8 km | 2.6 |
| Balderton | 21.1 km | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | 5.4 km | 0.7 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 25.3 km | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | 20.5 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 17.0 km | 0.4 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 20.9 km | 0.2 |
| North Hykeham | 4.7 km | 0.1 |
| Horncastle | 28.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 2.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |