Crap Towns / Taunton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Taunton?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Taunton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 17 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.5% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 17 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 160 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 27,381 | 88.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cullompton | 27.4 km | 3.4 |
| Honiton | 25.7 km | 1.9 |
| Ilminster | 16.9 km | 0.7 |
| Taunton | – | 0.5 |
| Bridgwater | 13.7 km | 0.4 |
| Chard | 18.8 km | 0.4 |
| Crewkerne | 26.5 km | 0.4 |
| Highbridge | 24.3 km | 0.3 |
| Somerton | 25.7 km | 0.2 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 26.0 km | 0.2 |
| Wellington | 9.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |