Revealed: The UK streets with the slowest broadband - so, is YOUR road on the list?

You might feel like your home's internet connection is painfully slow, but experts have now revealed which neighbourhoods really have Britain's worst broadband.

New research conducted by Broadband Genie compiled over 145,000 speed tests from users across the UK to find Britain's slowest streets.

And it is bad news for the residents of Heol–Y–Fedw in Port Talbot, who face download speeds of 0.81 megabytes per second, the slowest of any street in the UK.

Just 10 miles out of Port Talbot, residents reported download speeds of just 0.81 megabytes per second, well below the minimum requirements to use Netflix or Disney+.

At this speed, it would take someone in Heol–Y–Fedw over 15 and a half hours to download the movie Aladdin.

By contrast, the street with the UK's fastest broadband, Inglewood Avenue in Derby, enjoys download speeds that are 1,449 times faster.

Alex Tofts, broadband expert at Broadband Genie: 'No one should have to put up with sluggish broadband, it’s an essential utility we rely on for essential services, work, education, social interaction and much more.'

So, how does your neighbourhood stack up? Use our interactive map below to see if your street makes the list. 

Currently, gigabit–capable broadband with speeds over 1GB per second is available in 87 per cent of homes in the UK, while 78 per cent of households have access to full fibre.

However, there are still 44,000 premises that can't get a download speed of at least 10 megabytes per second, which the government considers a 'decent' broadband connection.

Many of these homes are located in rural areas that have been overlooked in the fibre–optic broadband rollout.

But many of the worst streets for broadband can actually be found in and around cities.

Cities including Port Talbot, Chester, Aberdeen and even the capital London have sluggish streets that rank among the ten worst locations.

Following closely behind Heol–Y–Fedw, the second slowest street is Turnberry Crescent, Aberdeen, Scotland, where download speeds sit at a measly 1.06 gigabytes per second.

That is a full 890 times slower than the best street in Scotland.

And, in more bad news for Welsh tech fans, the third slowest street is also located in the country, with speeds in Wesley Street, Maesteg, only reaching 1.45 gigabytes per second.

Perhaps surprisingly, London is also home to one of the UK's worst streets for broadband.

The unfortunate residents of Rossiter Road, Ballham, can only reach peak download speeds of 1.74 gigabytes per second.

However, there is some hope for the denizens of these internet dark spots.

Broadband Genie's data shows that all ten of the slowest streets in the UK can access a 'Fibre to the Cabinet' broadband connection, which should provide speeds of 35 megabytes per second.

Seven of the ten have access to Ultrafast broadband, capable of 100 megabytes per second, while four even have access to full fibre.

The researchers say this is likely a sign that residents should change over to a new provider, who should be able to offer a faster connection.

Mr Tofts says: 'Our analysis found many people on the slowest streets can upgrade their broadband.

'We encourage anyone who is frustrated with their broadband to check what other options are available in your area with a quick search on our comparison tool.'

What to do if you have slow broadband

If you have a slow connection, the first thing to do is test your connection, using an online tool such as Mobile Genie, to see if you are actually getting the speeds detailed in your contract.

If the speeds are consistently lower than those stated by your provider, it may mean you have an issue with your WiFi router.

Try moving the router as close as you can to the middle of the home, far away from walls and other electrical devices that might interfere with the signal.

The router will also have an option for a 2.4 Ghz and a 5 Ghz frequency, and you can change over to the faster 5Ghz option in your router's settings for better speeds.

It is also worth checking that no one outside of your household is connecting to your WiFi without your permission.

If you live in a terrace house or a flat, your neighbours might be able to connect to your router through the walls and put extra strain on the network.

Through your router's settings, you should be able to see all connected devices, and you can remove any you don't recognise and update the password to boot off any digital freeloaders.