Crap Towns / Watton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Watton?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Watton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 73.8% of premises, 21% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 80 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,272 | 73.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Watton | – | 1.4 |
| Wymondham | 19.4 km | 1.4 |
| Dereham | 14.1 km | 0.7 |
| Swaffham | 12.7 km | 0.6 |
| Attleborough | 14.2 km | 0.6 |
| Thetford | 18.4 km | 0.5 |
| Diss | 28.7 km | 0.5 |
| Brandon | 19.6 km | 0.4 |
| Long Stratton | 28.5 km | 0.2 |
| Taverham and Drayton | 28.7 km | 0.2 |
| Hethersett | 24.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |