Crap Towns / Wem / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wem?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Wem couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,070 | 98.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bayston Hill | 20.6 km | 1.7 |
| Nantwich | 27.0 km | 1.4 |
| Shrewsbury | 16.4 km | 1.3 |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 27.0 km | 1.3 |
| Telford | 25.1 km | 0.9 |
| Rhosllannerchrugog | 27.8 km | 0.7 |
| Newport | 25.4 km | 0.4 |
| Whitchurch | 12.7 km | 0.3 |
| Wem | – | 0.3 |
| Market Drayton | 16.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Oswestry | 22.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |