Crap Towns / Bournemouth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bournemouth?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Bournemouth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 11 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 11 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 651 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 89,663 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | 10.4 km | 6.8 |
| Merley | 7.9 km | 6.5 |
| Corfe Mullen | 10.7 km | 2.0 |
| Ferndown | 7.2 km | 1.9 |
| Ringwood | 14.1 km | 1.1 |
| Poole | 5.8 km | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | – | 0.7 |
| Upton | 10.8 km | 0.5 |
| West Moors | 9.4 km | 0.5 |
| Wimborne Minster | 9.5 km | 0.5 |
| Christchurch | 9.1 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |