Crap Towns / Bath / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bath?
In January 2026, 3.6% of premises in Bath couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 7.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 23 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 76.0% of premises, 19% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 23 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1,680 | 3.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 35,085 | 76.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bath | – | 3.6 |
| Keynsham | 9.7 km | 1.6 |
| Radstock | 11.7 km | 1.5 |
| Melksham | 16.4 km | 0.9 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 14.1 km | 0.8 |
| Peasedown St John | 8.5 km | 0.8 |
| Trowbridge | 13.2 km | 0.6 |
| Corsham | 13.3 km | 0.6 |
| Midsomer Norton | 13.5 km | 0.5 |
| Paulton | 12.6 km | 0.3 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 9.2 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |