Crap Towns / Wellingborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wellingborough?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Wellingborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 19 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.5% of premises, 5% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 25 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 25,080 | 98.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Rothwell | 15.0 km | 1.1 |
| Brixworth | 14.0 km | 0.9 |
| Earls Barton | 5.4 km | 0.7 |
| Raunds | 11.7 km | 0.5 |
| Northampton | 15.2 km | 0.5 |
| Higham Ferrers | 7.4 km | 0.4 |
| Rushden | 7.3 km | 0.3 |
| Burton Latimer | 6.8 km | 0.3 |
| Irthlingborough | 6.6 km | 0.3 |
| Kettering | 10.5 km | 0.2 |
| Wellingborough | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |