City street has one of fastest web connections

A DERBY street has been found to have one of the fastest internet connections in the country, according to a new survey.

Dalesgate Close in Littleover was found to have the third fastest connection in the UK

The fastest street in the UK – Haul Fryn in Birchgrove, Swansea – had average speeds of 882Mbps, meaning that a two-hour film could be downloaded in just 47 seconds.

Second on the fastest street list was Grange Road in Ilford – with an average speed of 877Mbps – followed by Dalesgate Close in Derby; West Gate in Fleetwood, Lancashire; and Douglas Bader Drive, Lutterworth, Leicestershire.

Billingbauk Drive in Leeds; Old Ballynahinch Road, Lisburn, Northern Ireland; Hall Road East in Liverpool; Valley Road, Newbury, Berkshire; and Dale Lane Approach in Warrington, Cheshire, completed the fastest street top 10, with all 10 recording average speeds of 699Mbps or higher.

In contrast, Wistaston Road in Crewe is the slowest street for broadband, according to new research by comparison site Uswitch.com. It clocked an average download speed of 0.24Mbps, which means it would take more than 48 hours to download a two-hour HD film.

The UK average broadband speed is 79.1Mbps.

According to Uswitch, the number of broadband users accessing faster speeds is growing, with 43% of users getting superfast speeds of at least 30Mbps, compared to just 22% six years ago, but the firm urged residents to check their local broadband speed availability as many could be eligible for an upgrade.

“Britain’s broadband keeps getting quicker every year, but parts of the country continue to be left behind,” Uswitch broadband expert Ernest Doku said.

“At a time when so many of us rely on our broadband for work, streaming films and TV, and gaming, it’s hard to imagine how frustrating such a slow connection must be. It’s great to witness the increased uptake of ultrafast broadband, but we don’t want to see large swathes of the country left behind on shoddy connections that aren’t cutting it for modern life.

“Initiatives like the Universal Service Obligation and Project Gigabit are helping improve connections at both ends of the spectrum, but there is a lot more to be done so consumers don’t get left behind.”