Crap Towns / Wareham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wareham?
In January 2026, 1.6% of premises in Wareham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.5% of premises, 11% 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 | 53 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,742 | 83.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Merley | 14.3 km | 6.5 |
| Wool | 9.1 km | 4.7 |
| Corfe Mullen | 10.4 km | 2.0 |
| Ferndown | 19.7 km | 1.9 |
| Wareham | – | 1.6 |
| Swanage | 13.4 km | 0.9 |
| Poole | 11.9 km | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | 17.7 km | 0.7 |
| Upton | 7.9 km | 0.5 |
| Wimborne Minster | 16.4 km | 0.5 |
| Blandford Forum | 19.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |