Crap Towns / South Molton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in South Molton?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in South Molton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.9% of premises, 16% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 13 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 41 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,795 | 78.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Braunton | 24.9 km | 2.2 |
| Fremington | 22.8 km | 1.6 |
| Great Torrington | 23.1 km | 1.2 |
| South Molton | – | 1.2 |
| Tiverton | 27.6 km | 1.1 |
| Bideford | 26.5 km | 0.8 |
| Northam | 26.8 km | 0.6 |
| Ilfracombe | 28.8 km | 0.6 |
| Barnstaple | 16.9 km | 0.5 |
| Minehead | 32.3 km | 0.1 |
| Crediton | 28.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |