Crap Towns / Trowbridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Trowbridge?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Trowbridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 118 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,404 | 91.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bath | 13.2 km | 3.6 |
| Frome | 13.4 km | 2.2 |
| Warminster | 13.6 km | 2.2 |
| Chippenham | 15.7 km | 0.9 |
| Melksham | 7.4 km | 0.9 |
| Peasedown St John | 16.1 km | 0.8 |
| Westbury | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| Devizes | 15.1 km | 0.6 |
| Trowbridge | – | 0.6 |
| Corsham | 11.7 km | 0.6 |
| Bradford-on-Avon | 4.0 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |