Crap Towns / Ilfracombe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ilfracombe?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Ilfracombe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 28.0% of premises, 70% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 31 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,564 | 28.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Braunton | 10.9 km | 2.2 |
| Fremington | 15.3 km | 1.6 |
| Great Torrington | 28.0 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 28.8 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | 21.6 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | 19.4 km | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | – | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | 14.8 km | 0.5 |
| Porthcawl | 43.2 km | 0.2 |
| Minehead | 44.9 km | 0.1 |
| Pyle | 47.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |