Crap Towns / Marlborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Marlborough?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Marlborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.5% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,617 | 85.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 12.4 km | 9.5 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 21.4 km | 3.1 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 18.3 km | 1.2 |
| Tidworth | 21.0 km | 1.0 |
| Ludgershall | 20.4 km | 0.9 |
| Devizes | 19.3 km | 0.6 |
| Calne | 18.3 km | 0.6 |
| Swindon | 17.1 km | 0.4 |
| Hungerford | 14.8 km | 0.4 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 17.8 km | 0.3 |
| Marlborough | – | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |