Crap Towns / Sherborne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sherborne?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Sherborne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.9% 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 | 9 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,049 | 91.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Shepton Mallet | 26.6 km | 1.6 |
| Street | 24.8 km | 0.8 |
| Crewkerne | 20.6 km | 0.4 |
| Glastonbury | 25.9 km | 0.2 |
| Gillingham | 19.6 km | 0.2 |
| Somerton | 19.4 km | 0.2 |
| Wincanton | 13.8 km | 0.2 |
| Sherborne | – | 0.2 |
| Yeovil | 9.3 km | 0.1 |
| Shaftesbury | 23.8 km | 0.1 |
| Blandford Forum | 27.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |