Crap Towns / Wells / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wells?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Wells couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 76.2% of premises, 19% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 71 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,301 | 76.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Shepton Mallet | 7.8 km | 1.6 |
| Radstock | 16.7 km | 1.5 |
| Wells | – | 1.0 |
| Cheddar | 11.6 km | 1.0 |
| Peasedown St John | 19.7 km | 0.8 |
| Street | 11.3 km | 0.8 |
| Midsomer Norton | 14.5 km | 0.5 |
| Highbridge | 22.3 km | 0.3 |
| Paulton | 15.2 km | 0.3 |
| Glastonbury | 7.8 km | 0.2 |
| Somerton | 18.3 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |