Crap Towns / Dorchester / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dorchester?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Dorchester couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.3% 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 | 34 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,786 | 89.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wool | 14.4 km | 4.7 |
| Corfe Mullen | 30.4 km | 2.0 |
| Wareham | 23.4 km | 1.6 |
| Upton | 29.5 km | 0.5 |
| Bridport | 22.3 km | 0.4 |
| Dorchester | – | 0.3 |
| Weymouth | 8.6 km | 0.2 |
| Sherborne | 27.2 km | 0.2 |
| Weston | 18.5 km | 0.2 |
| Yeovil | 29.6 km | 0.1 |
| Blandford Forum | 26.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |