Crap Towns / Fremington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Fremington?
In January 2026, 1.6% of premises in Fremington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 38 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.6% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 38 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 40 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,185 | 85.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Braunton | 4.6 km | 2.2 |
| Bude | 38.2 km | 1.8 |
| Fremington | – | 1.6 |
| Okehampton | 37.8 km | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | 12.8 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 22.8 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | 7.0 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | 5.5 km | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | 15.3 km | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | 6.7 km | 0.5 |
| Crediton | 47.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |