Crap Towns / Newent / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newent?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Newent 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 90.8% of premises, about the same as 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 | 9 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,767 | 90.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Churchdown | 15.3 km | 5.5 |
| Cinderford | 13.4 km | 3.6 |
| Brockworth | 19.2 km | 3.1 |
| Tewkesbury | 19.0 km | 1.1 |
| Coleford | 21.0 km | 0.8 |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 15.0 km | 0.8 |
| Gloucester | 15.1 km | 0.6 |
| Great Malvern | 21.0 km | 0.6 |
| Newent | – | 0.3 |
| Ledbury | 11.5 km | 0.3 |
| Ross-on-Wye | 12.0 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |