Crap Towns / Bodmin / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bodmin?
In January 2026, 2.2% of premises in Bodmin couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 18 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 73.1% of premises, 22% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 18 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 187 | 2.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,313 | 73.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 31.0 km | 7.8 |
| Newquay | 25.2 km | 6.2 |
| Liskeard | 18.1 km | 5.6 |
| Wadebridge | 10.3 km | 4.8 |
| Truro | 33.0 km | 4.1 |
| St Austell | 14.6 km | 3.4 |
| Looe | 22.4 km | 2.7 |
| Bodmin | – | 2.2 |
| Saltash | 35.4 km | 1.0 |
| St Blazey | 12.8 km | 0.6 |
| Torpoint | 37.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |