Crap Towns / Royal Wootton Bassett / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Royal Wootton Bassett?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Royal Wootton Bassett couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 16 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,688 | 93.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 7.6 km | 9.5 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 10.6 km | 5.8 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 19.0 km | 3.1 |
| Highworth | 16.2 km | 2.6 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 11.6 km | 1.2 |
| Malmesbury | 14.9 km | 1.2 |
| Chippenham | 18.3 km | 0.9 |
| Calne | 13.5 km | 0.6 |
| Swindon | 7.6 km | 0.4 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | – | 0.3 |
| Marlborough | 17.8 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |