Crap Towns / Totnes / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Totnes?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Totnes couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 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 | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 73 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,379 | 85.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bovey Tracey | 17.5 km | 3.0 |
| Torquay | 12.7 km | 2.4 |
| Dartmouth | 11.6 km | 1.6 |
| Paignton | 8.1 km | 1.4 |
| Totnes | – | 1.4 |
| Newton Abbot | 11.7 km | 1.1 |
| Kingsteignton | 14.6 km | 1.1 |
| Ivybridge | 17.4 km | 1.0 |
| Brixham | 12.1 km | 1.0 |
| Kingsbridge | 17.5 km | 0.1 |
| Teignmouth | 19.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |