Crap Towns / Highworth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Highworth?
In January 2026, 2.6% of premises in Highworth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 17 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.8% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 17 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 97 | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,251 | 85.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 12.9 km | 9.5 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 5.9 km | 5.8 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 5.5 km | 3.1 |
| Highworth | – | 2.6 |
| Cirencester | 19.8 km | 1.5 |
| Grove | 19.9 km | 1.3 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 5.6 km | 1.2 |
| Faringdon | 9.0 km | 0.5 |
| Swindon | 9.1 km | 0.4 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 16.2 km | 0.3 |
| Carterton | 16.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |