Crap Towns / Alton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Alton?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Alton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.6% of premises, about the same as 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 | 27 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,848 | 92.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehill | 8.9 km | 4.6 |
| Four Marks | 7.1 km | 3.1 |
| New Alresford | 15.5 km | 3.0 |
| Hook | 14.6 km | 1.8 |
| Odiham | 11.2 km | 0.9 |
| Basingstoke | 15.4 km | 0.7 |
| Wrecclesham | 11.6 km | 0.7 |
| Farnham | 14.0 km | 0.6 |
| Alton | – | 0.3 |
| Bordon | 8.9 km | 0.2 |
| Liphook | 15.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |