Crap Towns / Penryn / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Penryn?
In January 2026, 9.1% of premises in Penryn couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 18.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 38 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 63.8% of premises, 32% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 38 | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 457 | 9.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,212 | 63.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | – | 9.1 |
| Falmouth | 3.0 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 27.5 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | 13.5 km | 5.3 |
| Camborne | 14.1 km | 4.9 |
| St Ives | 26.9 km | 4.7 |
| Pool and Illogan | 13.4 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 11.4 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 10.8 km | 3.6 |
| St Austell | 30.6 km | 3.4 |
| Hayle | 21.3 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |