Crap Towns / Wincanton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wincanton?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Wincanton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,056 | 89.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Frome | 20.8 km | 2.2 |
| Warminster | 23.6 km | 2.2 |
| Shepton Mallet | 17.7 km | 1.6 |
| Wells | 24.1 km | 1.0 |
| Glastonbury | 23.3 km | 0.2 |
| Gillingham | 9.6 km | 0.2 |
| Somerton | 22.9 km | 0.2 |
| Wincanton | – | 0.2 |
| Sherborne | 13.8 km | 0.2 |
| Yeovil | 20.9 km | 0.1 |
| Shaftesbury | 16.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |