Crap Towns / Oswestry / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Oswestry?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Oswestry couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,099 | 89.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bayston Hill | 27.4 km | 1.7 |
| Shrewsbury | 25.6 km | 1.3 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 13.5 km | 1.3 |
| Wrexham | 22.1 km | 1.0 |
| Welshpool | 22.6 km | 0.7 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 16.7 km | 0.7 |
| Brynteg | 24.2 km | 0.6 |
| Gwersyllt | 24.0 km | 0.5 |
| Whitchurch | 27.3 km | 0.3 |
| Wem | 22.0 km | 0.3 |
| Oswestry | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |