Crap Towns / Shaftesbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shaftesbury?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Shaftesbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,320 | 91.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Verwood | 26.3 km | 2.4 |
| Frome | 26.4 km | 2.2 |
| Warminster | 21.9 km | 2.2 |
| Westbury | 28.4 km | 0.7 |
| Wimborne Minster | 27.7 km | 0.5 |
| Gillingham | 6.9 km | 0.2 |
| Salisbury | 28.6 km | 0.2 |
| Wincanton | 16.3 km | 0.2 |
| Sherborne | 23.8 km | 0.2 |
| Shaftesbury | – | 0.1 |
| Blandford Forum | 16.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |