Crap Towns / Newton Abbot / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Newton Abbot?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Newton Abbot couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 26 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 26 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 170 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,888 | 93.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bovey Tracey | 8.2 km | 3.0 |
| Torquay | 7.4 km | 2.4 |
| Dartmouth | 19.9 km | 1.6 |
| Paignton | 11.7 km | 1.4 |
| Totnes | 11.7 km | 1.4 |
| Newton Abbot | – | 1.1 |
| Kingsteignton | 2.9 km | 1.1 |
| Brixham | 16.4 km | 1.0 |
| Dawlish | 12.6 km | 0.7 |
| Exmouth | 19.2 km | 0.3 |
| Teignmouth | 8.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |