Crap Towns / High Wycombe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in High Wycombe?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in High Wycombe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 29 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.1% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 29 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 95 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 30,215 | 85.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield | 6.9 km | 1.6 |
| Prestwood and Great Missenden | 7.4 km | 1.4 |
| Bourne End | 6.2 km | 0.9 |
| Cookham | 7.9 km | 0.8 |
| Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green | 4.0 km | 0.7 |
| Amersham | 10.9 km | 0.7 |
| Maidenhead | 12.4 km | 0.6 |
| Hazlemere | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| Princes Risborough | 12.2 km | 0.3 |
| High Wycombe | – | 0.3 |
| Marlow | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |