Crap Towns / Helston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Helston?
In January 2026, 5.3% of premises in Helston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 10.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 20 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 69.0% of premises, 26% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 20 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 299 | 5.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,927 | 69.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 13.5 km | 9.1 |
| Penzance | 19.7 km | 8.6 |
| Falmouth | 14.5 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 37.8 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | – | 5.3 |
| Camborne | 12.7 km | 4.9 |
| St Ives | 19.5 km | 4.7 |
| Pool and Illogan | 15.4 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 23.8 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 15.1 km | 3.6 |
| Hayle | 14.1 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |