Crap Towns / Bideford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bideford?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Bideford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.8% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 86 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,704 | 85.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 44.0 km | 7.8 |
| Braunton | 10.7 km | 2.2 |
| Bude | 31.3 km | 1.8 |
| Fremington | 7.0 km | 1.6 |
| Okehampton | 34.3 km | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | 8.7 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 26.5 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | – | 0.8 |
| Northam | 2.3 km | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | 21.6 km | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | 12.7 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |