Crap Towns / Northam / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Northam?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Northam couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.8% of premises, 7% 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 | 15 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,316 | 86.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 46.3 km | 7.8 |
| Braunton | 8.6 km | 2.2 |
| Bude | 32.8 km | 1.8 |
| Fremington | 5.5 km | 1.6 |
| Okehampton | 36.5 km | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | 10.8 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 26.8 km | 1.2 |
| Bideford | 2.3 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | – | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | 19.4 km | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | 11.8 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |