Crap Towns / Ascot / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ascot?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Ascot couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 71 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,117 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 8.3 km | 3.0 |
| West End and Chobham | 6.8 km | 1.6 |
| Crowthorne | 9.8 km | 1.6 |
| Lightwater | 6.0 km | 0.9 |
| Ascot | – | 0.6 |
| Bracknell | 6.8 km | 0.3 |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 9.0 km | 0.3 |
| Virginia Water | 5.8 km | 0.3 |
| Camberley | 8.8 km | 0.2 |
| Egham | 7.2 km | 0.2 |
| Bagshot | 5.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |