Crap Towns / Bude / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bude?
In January 2026, 1.8% of premises in Bude couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 72.2% of premises, 23% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 79 | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,118 | 72.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 24.7 km | 7.8 |
| Liskeard | 41.8 km | 5.6 |
| Wadebridge | 40.4 km | 4.8 |
| Braunton | 41.1 km | 2.2 |
| Bodmin | 41.9 km | 2.2 |
| Bude | – | 1.8 |
| Fremington | 38.2 km | 1.6 |
| Okehampton | 39.5 km | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | 31.0 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | 31.3 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | 32.8 km | 0.6 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |