Crap Towns / West Hallam / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in West Hallam?
In January 2026, 3.4% of premises in West Hallam couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 91 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 91 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 95 | 3.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,695 | 95.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| West Hallam | – | 3.4 |
| Ripley | 8.6 km | 0.6 |
| Beeston | 9.6 km | 0.6 |
| Breaston and Draycott | 8.4 km | 0.3 |
| Borrowash | 6.8 km | 0.3 |
| Sandiacre | 6.6 km | 0.3 |
| Heanor | 5.2 km | 0.3 |
| Nuthall and Watnall | 8.9 km | 0.2 |
| Eastwood | 6.7 km | 0.2 |
| Ilkeston | 3.1 km | 0.1 |
| Stapleford | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |