Crap Towns / Torpoint / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Torpoint?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Torpoint couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.8% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,161 | 85.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 30.7 km | 7.8 |
| Liskeard | 20.1 km | 5.6 |
| Looe | 17.9 km | 2.7 |
| Plymouth | 6.1 km | 1.5 |
| Totnes | 37.4 km | 1.4 |
| Ivybridge | 20.1 km | 1.0 |
| Saltash | 3.9 km | 1.0 |
| Tavistock | 19.2 km | 0.8 |
| St Blazey | 36.7 km | 0.6 |
| Kingsbridge | 32.5 km | 0.1 |
| Torpoint | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |