Crap Towns / Newquay / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newquay?
In January 2026, 6.2% of premises in Newquay couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 12.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 137 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 59.5% of premises, 37% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 137 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 878 | 6.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,421 | 59.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 27.5 km | 9.1 |
| Falmouth | 29.3 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | – | 6.2 |
| Camborne | 27.7 km | 4.9 |
| Wadebridge | 19.6 km | 4.8 |
| Pool and Illogan | 24.2 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 16.6 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 23.1 km | 3.6 |
| St Austell | 21.1 km | 3.4 |
| Bodmin | 25.2 km | 2.2 |
| St Blazey | 25.0 km | 0.6 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |