Crap Towns / Swanage / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swanage?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in Swanage couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 68.3% of premises, 27% 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 | 59 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,400 | 68.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Merley | 18.6 km | 6.5 |
| Wool | 21.4 km | 4.7 |
| Corfe Mullen | 17.2 km | 2.0 |
| Ferndown | 21.7 km | 1.9 |
| Wareham | 13.4 km | 1.6 |
| Swanage | – | 0.9 |
| Poole | 12.5 km | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | 15.6 km | 0.7 |
| Upton | 14.3 km | 0.5 |
| Wimborne Minster | 21.2 km | 0.5 |
| Christchurch | 21.1 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |