Crap Towns / Hereford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hereford?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Hereford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 16 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 28,336 | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Leominster | 19.0 km | 4.0 |
| Cinderford | 29.7 km | 3.6 |
| Monmouth | 27.0 km | 1.4 |
| Abergavenny | 32.8 km | 0.9 |
| Coleford | 29.9 km | 0.8 |
| Great Malvern | 27.9 km | 0.6 |
| Newent | 25.6 km | 0.3 |
| Ledbury | 20.0 km | 0.3 |
| Ross-on-Wye | 18.3 km | 0.2 |
| Hereford | – | 0.1 |
| Ludlow | 35.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |