Crap Towns / Dawlish / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dawlish?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Dawlish couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 17 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 59.9% of premises, 36% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 17 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 44 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,725 | 59.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bovey Tracey | 14.9 km | 3.0 |
| Torquay | 12.1 km | 2.4 |
| Exeter | 14.6 km | 2.3 |
| Paignton | 19.7 km | 1.4 |
| Sidmouth | 19.8 km | 1.4 |
| Newton Abbot | 12.6 km | 1.1 |
| Kingsteignton | 10.0 km | 1.1 |
| Dawlish | – | 0.7 |
| Exmouth | 6.6 km | 0.3 |
| Budleigh Salterton | 10.5 km | 0.1 |
| Teignmouth | 4.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |