Crap Towns / Poole / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Poole?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Poole couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 33 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.7% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 33 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 524 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 62,636 | 87.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | 14.5 km | 6.8 |
| Merley | 6.2 km | 6.5 |
| Corfe Mullen | 6.4 km | 2.0 |
| Ferndown | 9.5 km | 1.9 |
| Wareham | 11.9 km | 1.6 |
| Swanage | 12.5 km | 0.9 |
| Poole | – | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | 5.8 km | 0.7 |
| Upton | 5.3 km | 0.5 |
| West Moors | 12.2 km | 0.5 |
| Wimborne Minster | 8.8 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |