Crap Towns / Truro / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Truro?
In January 2026, 4.1% of premises in Truro couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 8.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 17 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 74.9% of premises, 20% 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 | 501 | 4.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,094 | 74.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Penryn | 11.4 km | 9.1 |
| Falmouth | 12.8 km | 7.6 |
| Newquay | 16.6 km | 6.2 |
| Helston | 23.8 km | 5.3 |
| Camborne | 18.2 km | 4.9 |
| Pool and Illogan | 15.4 km | 4.3 |
| Truro | – | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 12.7 km | 3.6 |
| St Austell | 21.2 km | 3.4 |
| Hayle | 26.7 km | 2.3 |
| St Blazey | 25.6 km | 0.6 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |