Crap Towns / Washingborough and Heighington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Washingborough and Heighington?
In January 2026, 2.6% of premises in Washingborough and Heighington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 27 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.8% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 27 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 78 | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,610 | 87.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Waddington | 6.8 km | 2.9 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | – | 2.6 |
| Balderton | 27.8 km | 0.9 |
| Lincoln | 7.3 km | 0.7 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 23.5 km | 0.6 |
| Sleaford | 24.2 km | 0.4 |
| Ruskington | 19.7 km | 0.4 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 27.4 km | 0.2 |
| North Hykeham | 9.2 km | 0.1 |
| Horncastle | 23.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 5.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |