Sidmouth broadband speeds among worst in UK, data shows

By Will Goddard

13th Feb 2022 | Local News

A new 2022 dataset published on the UK Parliament website means Sidmouth residents can now see how fast their internet is.

It shows average download speeds, as well as superfast and gigabit availability, and the percentage of homes that have especially slow broadband.

The data is broken down by parliamentary constituency and smaller areas.

Sidmouth falls far behind the UK national average download speed of 86.5Mbps and is marked as being in the worst 10 per cent of areas in the country.

The data

Sidmouth

- Average download speed (Mbps): 44

- Superfast availability: 94.3%

- Gigabit availability: 7.9%

- Lines receiving under 10 Mbps: 4.6%

Sidford

- Average download speed (Mbps): 41.5

- Superfast availability: 97.6%

- Gigabit availability: 0.7%

- Lines receiving under 10 Mbps: 9.6%

Sidbury, Offwell and Beer

- Average download speed (Mbps): 33.9

- Superfast availability: 66.5%

- Gigabit availability: 2%

- Lines receiving under 10 Mbps: 21.3%

Poppleford, Otterton and Woodbury

- Average download speed (Mbps): 43.5

- Superfast availability: 89.4%

- Gigabit availability: 34.7%

- Lines receiving under 10 Mbps: 15.3%

UK (average)

- Average download speed (Mbps): 86.5

- Superfast availability: 95%

- Gigabit availability: 45.7%

- Lines receiving under 10 Mbps: 7% ————— Got a Sidmouth story you want to share with us? Email [email protected] For daily updates on what's happening in Sidmouth, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. You can also sign up to our free weekly newsletter featuring exclusive articles for subscribers - just type your email into the box below.

     

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