Crap Towns / Falmouth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Falmouth?
In January 2026, 7.6% of premises in Falmouth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 15.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 204 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.2% of premises, 16% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 204 | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 936 | 7.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,747 | 79.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 3.0 km | 9.1 |
| Falmouth | – | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 29.3 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | 14.5 km | 5.3 |
| Camborne | 16.9 km | 4.9 |
| St Ives | 29.5 km | 4.7 |
| Pool and Illogan | 16.4 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 12.8 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 13.8 km | 3.6 |
| St Austell | 30.3 km | 3.4 |
| Hayle | 23.9 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |