Crap Towns / Wadebridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wadebridge?
In January 2026, 4.8% of premises in Wadebridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 9.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.1% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 155 | 4.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,850 | 89.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston | 35.8 km | 7.8 |
| Newquay | 19.6 km | 6.2 |
| Liskeard | 27.5 km | 5.6 |
| Wadebridge | – | 4.8 |
| Truro | 32.2 km | 4.1 |
| Redruth | 41.9 km | 3.6 |
| St Austell | 19.7 km | 3.4 |
| Looe | 32.6 km | 2.7 |
| Bodmin | 10.3 km | 2.2 |
| Bude | 40.4 km | 1.8 |
| St Blazey | 20.2 km | 0.6 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |