Crap Towns / Salisbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Salisbury?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Salisbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 52 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 23,660 | 98.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | 27.2 km | 6.8 |
| Verwood | 22.5 km | 2.4 |
| North Baddesley | 27.1 km | 1.6 |
| Ringwood | 24.9 km | 1.1 |
| Tidworth | 20.0 km | 1.0 |
| Ludgershall | 23.9 km | 0.9 |
| Romsey | 24.3 km | 0.8 |
| Durrington | 13.9 km | 0.7 |
| Amesbury | 9.8 km | 0.5 |
| Totton | 26.8 km | 0.4 |
| Salisbury | – | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |