Crap Towns / Redruth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Redruth?
In January 2026, 3.6% of premises in Redruth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 7.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 81 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.6% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 81 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 297 | 3.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,147 | 87.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 10.8 km | 9.1 |
| Penzance | 26.1 km | 8.6 |
| Falmouth | 13.8 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 23.1 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | 15.1 km | 5.3 |
| Camborne | 5.5 km | 4.9 |
| St Ives | 18.8 km | 4.7 |
| Pool and Illogan | 2.9 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | 12.7 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | – | 3.6 |
| Hayle | 14.1 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |