Crap Towns / Frome / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Frome?
In January 2026, 2.2% of premises in Frome couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 16 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.8% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 16 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 301 | 2.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,441 | 91.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bath | 17.0 km | 3.6 |
| Frome | – | 2.2 |
| Warminster | 10.6 km | 2.2 |
| Shepton Mallet | 16.5 km | 1.6 |
| Radstock | 11.4 km | 1.5 |
| Peasedown St John | 12.2 km | 0.8 |
| Westbury | 9.6 km | 0.7 |
| Trowbridge | 13.4 km | 0.6 |
| Midsomer Norton | 13.0 km | 0.5 |
| Paulton | 15.1 km | 0.3 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 13.5 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |