Crap Towns / Penzance / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Penzance?
In January 2026, 8.6% of premises in Penzance couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 17.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 64 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.5% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 64 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 759 | 8.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,510 | 85.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 31.3 km | 9.1 |
| Penzance | – | 8.6 |
| Falmouth | 33.2 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 47.5 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | 19.7 km | 5.3 |
| Camborne | 20.6 km | 4.9 |
| St Ives | 10.7 km | 4.7 |
| Pool and Illogan | 23.9 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 38.6 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 26.1 km | 3.6 |
| Hayle | 12.4 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |