Crap Towns / Axminster / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Axminster?
In January 2026, 1.6% of premises in Axminster couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.8% of premises, 16% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 54 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,709 | 78.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ottery St Mary | 20.3 km | 2.1 |
| Honiton | 14.3 km | 1.9 |
| Axminster | – | 1.6 |
| Sidmouth | 19.9 km | 1.4 |
| Seaton | 9.8 km | 1.1 |
| Ilminster | 17.1 km | 0.7 |
| Taunton | 27.5 km | 0.5 |
| Bridport | 17.5 km | 0.4 |
| Chard | 10.8 km | 0.4 |
| Crewkerne | 18.2 km | 0.4 |
| Wellington | 27.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |