Crap Towns / Benson / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Benson?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Benson couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 69.1% of premises, 26% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,788 | 69.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 18.9 km | 1.0 |
| Wallingford | 3.0 km | 0.8 |
| Didcot | 10.3 km | 0.8 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 14.0 km | 0.7 |
| Chinnor | 15.9 km | 0.3 |
| Thame | 16.6 km | 0.2 |
| Benson | – | 0.1 |
| Caversham | 18.1 km | 0.1 |
| Haddenham | 20.8 km | 0.1 |
| Henley-on-Thames | 16.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Sonning Common | 13.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |