Crap Towns / Andover / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Andover?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Andover couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 114 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.7% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 114 | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 266 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 20,028 | 88.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch | 10.0 km | 6.3 |
| Andover | – | 1.2 |
| Newbury | 23.8 km | 1.2 |
| Tidworth | 13.8 km | 1.0 |
| Winchester | 20.0 km | 1.0 |
| Ludgershall | 10.4 km | 0.9 |
| Romsey | 24.3 km | 0.8 |
| Durrington | 20.9 km | 0.7 |
| Amesbury | 20.4 km | 0.5 |
| Hungerford | 22.5 km | 0.4 |
| Oakley | 21.3 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |