Crap Towns / Camborne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Camborne?
In January 2026, 4.9% of premises in Camborne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 9.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 111 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.8% of premises, 10% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 111 | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 484 | 4.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,347 | 84.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 14.1 km | 9.1 |
| Penzance | 20.6 km | 8.6 |
| Falmouth | 16.9 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 27.7 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | 12.7 km | 5.3 |
| Camborne | – | 4.9 |
| St Ives | 13.5 km | 4.7 |
| Pool and Illogan | 3.5 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 18.2 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 5.5 km | 3.6 |
| Hayle | 8.5 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |