Crap Towns / Wimborne Minster / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wimborne Minster?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Wimborne Minster couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.4% of premises, 6% 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 | 41 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,797 | 88.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | 9.9 km | 6.8 |
| Merley | 2.7 km | 6.5 |
| Verwood | 10.2 km | 2.4 |
| Corfe Mullen | 6.0 km | 2.0 |
| Ferndown | 4.6 km | 1.9 |
| Ringwood | 14.2 km | 1.1 |
| Poole | 8.8 km | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | 9.5 km | 0.7 |
| Upton | 8.8 km | 0.5 |
| West Moors | 6.3 km | 0.5 |
| Wimborne Minster | – | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |