Crap Towns / Chard / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Chard?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Chard couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 30 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,038 | 95.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Honiton | 18.9 km | 1.9 |
| Axminster | 10.8 km | 1.6 |
| Seaton | 20.2 km | 1.1 |
| Ilminster | 6.5 km | 0.7 |
| Taunton | 18.8 km | 0.5 |
| Bridport | 21.4 km | 0.4 |
| Chard | – | 0.4 |
| Crewkerne | 11.8 km | 0.4 |
| Somerton | 25.2 km | 0.2 |
| Yeovil | 22.9 km | 0.1 |
| Wellington | 22.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |