Crap Towns / Shepton Mallet / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shepton Mallet?
In January 2026, 1.6% of premises in Shepton Mallet couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 74.3% of premises, 21% lower than 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 | 78 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,605 | 74.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Frome | 16.5 km | 2.2 |
| Shepton Mallet | – | 1.6 |
| Radstock | 13.2 km | 1.5 |
| Wells | 7.8 km | 1.0 |
| Cheddar | 19.0 km | 1.0 |
| Peasedown St John | 16.4 km | 0.8 |
| Street | 15.4 km | 0.8 |
| Midsomer Norton | 11.6 km | 0.5 |
| Paulton | 13.5 km | 0.3 |
| Glastonbury | 12.3 km | 0.2 |
| Wincanton | 17.7 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |