Crap Towns / Great Torrington / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Great Torrington?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Great Torrington couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 18.4% of premises, 80% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 36 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 539 | 18.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 38.6 km | 7.8 |
| Braunton | 17.4 km | 2.2 |
| Bude | 31.0 km | 1.8 |
| Fremington | 12.8 km | 1.6 |
| Okehampton | 25.7 km | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | – | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 23.1 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | 8.7 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | 10.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | 28.0 km | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | 15.3 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |