Crap Towns / Minehead / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Minehead?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Minehead couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.2% of premises, 17% 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,092 | 78.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Llantwit Major | 22.7 km | 1.3 |
| Dinas Powis | 31.5 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 32.3 km | 1.2 |
| Rhoose | 23.0 km | 1.1 |
| Tiverton | 33.5 km | 1.1 |
| Taunton | 33.6 km | 0.5 |
| Penarth | 33.5 km | 0.4 |
| Barry | 27.1 km | 0.4 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 34.3 km | 0.2 |
| Minehead | – | 0.1 |
| Wellington | 30.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |