Crap Towns / Shrivenham and Watchfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Shrivenham and Watchfield?
In January 2026, 3.1% of premises in Shrivenham and Watchfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 14 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 75.7% of premises, 19% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 14 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 91 | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,233 | 75.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 13.6 km | 9.5 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 10.2 km | 5.8 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | – | 3.1 |
| Highworth | 5.5 km | 2.6 |
| Grove | 15.0 km | 1.3 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 7.4 km | 1.2 |
| Faringdon | 6.6 km | 0.5 |
| Swindon | 11.4 km | 0.4 |
| Wantage | 15.2 km | 0.3 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 19.0 km | 0.3 |
| Carterton | 17.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |