Crap Towns / Swindon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swindon?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Swindon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 61 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.4% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 61 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 322 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 79,939 | 98.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wroughton | 4.8 km | 9.5 |
| Broad Blunsdon | 4.6 km | 5.8 |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 11.4 km | 3.1 |
| Highworth | 9.1 km | 2.6 |
| Cirencester | 19.7 km | 1.5 |
| Stratton St Margaret | 4.0 km | 1.2 |
| Calne | 20.0 km | 0.6 |
| Faringdon | 17.4 km | 0.5 |
| Swindon | – | 0.4 |
| Royal Wootton Bassett | 7.6 km | 0.3 |
| Marlborough | 17.1 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |