Crap Towns / Weston-super-Mare / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Weston-super-Mare?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Weston-super-Mare couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 45 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 45 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 282 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 37,848 | 90.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Clevedon | 12.0 km | 2.7 |
| Nailsea | 16.6 km | 2.3 |
| Dinas Powis | 20.5 km | 1.2 |
| Cheddar | 14.5 km | 1.0 |
| Weston-super-Mare | – | 0.7 |
| Penarth | 19.2 km | 0.4 |
| Barry | 22.5 km | 0.4 |
| Highbridge | 13.8 km | 0.3 |
| Portishead | 20.2 km | 0.3 |
| Burnham-on-Sea | 11.7 km | 0.2 |
| Yatton | 10.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |