Crap Towns / Malmesbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Malmesbury?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Malmesbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 68.7% of premises, 27% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 45 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,601 | 68.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stroud | 19.5 km | 2.5 |
| Cirencester | 16.6 km | 1.5 |
| Chalford | 16.0 km | 1.4 |
| Malmesbury | – | 1.2 |
| Chippenham | 14.3 km | 0.9 |
| Tetbury | 7.2 km | 0.6 |
| Calne | 18.2 km | 0.6 |
| Corsham | 18.4 km | 0.6 |
| Nailsworth | 14.8 km | 0.5 |
| Dursley | 19.9 km | 0.3 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 14.9 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |