Crap Towns / Devizes / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Devizes?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Devizes couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.5% of premises, 15% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 61 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,850 | 79.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Warminster | 21.0 km | 2.2 |
| Chippenham | 15.4 km | 0.9 |
| Melksham | 10.5 km | 0.9 |
| Westbury | 17.4 km | 0.7 |
| Devizes | – | 0.6 |
| Trowbridge | 15.1 km | 0.6 |
| Calne | 9.6 km | 0.6 |
| Corsham | 16.8 km | 0.6 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 18.3 km | 0.3 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 22.1 km | 0.3 |
| Marlborough | 19.3 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |