Crap Towns / Looe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Looe?
In January 2026, 2.7% of premises in Looe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 23.2% of premises, 75% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 97 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 836 | 23.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 31.7 km | 7.8 |
| Liskeard | 11.1 km | 5.6 |
| Wadebridge | 32.6 km | 4.8 |
| St Austell | 23.4 km | 3.4 |
| Looe | – | 2.7 |
| Bodmin | 22.4 km | 2.2 |
| Plymouth | 23.9 km | 1.5 |
| Saltash | 17.4 km | 1.0 |
| Tavistock | 30.6 km | 0.8 |
| St Blazey | 18.9 km | 0.6 |
| Torpoint | 17.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |