Crap Towns / Hayle / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hayle?
In January 2026, 2.3% of premises in Hayle couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 62 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.2% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 62 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 107 | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,112 | 87.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 21.3 km | 9.1 |
| Penzance | 12.4 km | 8.6 |
| Falmouth | 23.9 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 35.1 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | 14.1 km | 5.3 |
| Camborne | 8.5 km | 4.9 |
| St Ives | 5.7 km | 4.7 |
| Pool and Illogan | 11.6 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 26.7 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 14.1 km | 3.6 |
| Hayle | – | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |