Crap Towns / Faringdon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Faringdon?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Faringdon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.1% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,788 | 85.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 20.1 km | 9.5 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 14.9 km | 5.8 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 6.6 km | 3.1 |
| Highworth | 9.0 km | 2.6 |
| Grove | 12.2 km | 1.3 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 13.4 km | 1.2 |
| Faringdon | – | 0.5 |
| Swindon | 17.4 km | 0.4 |
| Wantage | 13.1 km | 0.3 |
| Witney | 16.5 km | 0.2 |
| Carterton | 11.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |