Crap Towns / Calne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Calne?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Calne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 34 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.2% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 34 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 53 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,294 | 88.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 17.2 km | 9.5 |
| Malmesbury | 18.2 km | 1.2 |
| Chippenham | 9.4 km | 0.9 |
| Melksham | 11.7 km | 0.9 |
| Devizes | 9.6 km | 0.6 |
| Trowbridge | 18.9 km | 0.6 |
| Calne | – | 0.6 |
| Corsham | 13.8 km | 0.6 |
| Swindon | 20.0 km | 0.4 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 13.5 km | 0.3 |
| Marlborough | 18.3 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |