Crap Towns / Barnstaple / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barnstaple?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Barnstaple couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 22 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 80 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,790 | 94.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Braunton | 8.0 km | 2.2 |
| Fremington | 6.7 km | 1.6 |
| Okehampton | 37.6 km | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | 15.3 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 16.9 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | 12.7 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | 11.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | 14.8 km | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | – | 0.5 |
| Minehead | 42.8 km | 0.1 |
| Crediton | 43.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |