Crap Towns / Banbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Banbury?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Banbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.7% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 124 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,013 | 88.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Moreton-in-Marsh | 25.4 km | 2.2 |
| Bicester | 22.1 km | 0.8 |
| Wellesbourne | 23.3 km | 0.8 |
| Banbury | – | 0.5 |
| Towcester | 25.2 km | 0.5 |
| Chipping Norton | 19.9 km | 0.3 |
| Shipston-on-Stour | 19.8 km | 0.1 |
| Southam | 21.4 km | 0.1 |
| Daventry | 25.2 km | 0.1 |
| Brackley | 13.5 km | 0.1 |
| Buckingham | 25.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |