Crap Towns / Bridgwater / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bridgwater?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Bridgwater couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 23 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 99 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,645 | 97.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cheddar | 23.2 km | 1.0 |
| Street | 18.4 km | 0.8 |
| Ilminster | 23.0 km | 0.7 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 24.7 km | 0.7 |
| Taunton | 13.7 km | 0.5 |
| Bridgwater | – | 0.4 |
| Highbridge | 11.0 km | 0.3 |
| Glastonbury | 20.7 km | 0.2 |
| Somerton | 20.1 km | 0.2 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 13.0 km | 0.2 |
| Wellington | 22.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |