Crap Towns / Gillingham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Gillingham?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Gillingham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.8% of premises, 10% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,815 | 84.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Frome | 21.7 km | 2.2 |
| Warminster | 19.8 km | 2.2 |
| Shepton Mallet | 25.2 km | 1.6 |
| Radstock | 30.6 km | 1.5 |
| Westbury | 25.7 km | 0.7 |
| Gillingham | – | 0.2 |
| Wincanton | 9.6 km | 0.2 |
| Sherborne | 19.6 km | 0.2 |
| Yeovil | 28.3 km | 0.1 |
| Shaftesbury | 6.9 km | 0.1 |
| Blandford Forum | 21.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |