Crap Towns / Launceston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Launceston?
In January 2026, 7.8% of premises in Launceston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 15.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.8% of premises, 15% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 350 | 7.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,605 | 79.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | – | 7.8 |
| Liskeard | 21.1 km | 5.6 |
| Wadebridge | 35.8 km | 4.8 |
| Looe | 31.7 km | 2.7 |
| Bodmin | 31.0 km | 2.2 |
| Bude | 24.7 km | 1.8 |
| Plymouth | 31.4 km | 1.5 |
| Okehampton | 28.8 km | 1.4 |
| Saltash | 26.9 km | 1.0 |
| Tavistock | 18.5 km | 0.8 |
| Torpoint | 30.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |