Crap Towns / Glastonbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Glastonbury?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Glastonbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.4% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,403 | 88.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Shepton Mallet | 12.3 km | 1.6 |
| Wells | 7.8 km | 1.0 |
| Cheddar | 15.2 km | 1.0 |
| Street | 3.5 km | 0.8 |
| Midsomer Norton | 21.9 km | 0.5 |
| Bridgwater | 20.7 km | 0.4 |
| Highbridge | 19.9 km | 0.3 |
| Paulton | 22.8 km | 0.3 |
| Glastonbury | – | 0.2 |
| Somerton | 10.7 km | 0.2 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 22.1 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |