Crap Towns / Braunton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Braunton?
In January 2026, 2.2% of premises in Braunton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 7.5% of premises, 92% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 78 | 2.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 262 | 7.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Braunton | – | 2.2 |
| Bude | 41.1 km | 1.8 |
| Fremington | 4.6 km | 1.6 |
| Okehampton | 42.4 km | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | 17.4 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 24.9 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | 10.7 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | 8.6 km | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | 10.9 km | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | 8.0 km | 0.5 |
| Minehead | 48.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |