Crap Towns / Highbridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Highbridge?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Highbridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,028 | 92.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wells | 22.3 km | 1.0 |
| Cheddar | 14.9 km | 1.0 |
| Street | 19.5 km | 0.8 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 13.8 km | 0.7 |
| Taunton | 24.3 km | 0.5 |
| Bridgwater | 11.0 km | 0.4 |
| Highbridge | – | 0.3 |
| Glastonbury | 19.9 km | 0.2 |
| Somerton | 24.6 km | 0.2 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 2.6 km | 0.2 |
| Yatton | 21.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |