Crap Towns / Merley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Merley?
In January 2026, 6.5% of premises in Merley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 13.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 81.6% of premises, 13% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 154 | 6.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,927 | 81.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | 11.2 km | 6.8 |
| Merley | – | 6.5 |
| Verwood | 12.6 km | 2.4 |
| Corfe Mullen | 4.2 km | 2.0 |
| Ferndown | 5.5 km | 1.9 |
| Wareham | 14.3 km | 1.6 |
| Poole | 6.2 km | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | 7.9 km | 0.7 |
| Upton | 6.4 km | 0.5 |
| West Moors | 7.9 km | 0.5 |
| Wimborne Minster | 2.7 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |