Crap Towns / Okehampton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Okehampton?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Okehampton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 33 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 33 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 68 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,383 | 89.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 28.8 km | 7.8 |
| Bovey Tracey | 28.1 km | 3.0 |
| Exeter | 34.2 km | 2.3 |
| Okehampton | – | 1.4 |
| Great Torrington | 25.7 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | 32.8 km | 1.2 |
| Newton Abbot | 35.8 km | 1.1 |
| Kingsteignton | 35.5 km | 1.1 |
| Bideford | 34.3 km | 0.8 |
| Tavistock | 24.2 km | 0.8 |
| Crediton | 24.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |