Crap Towns / Ashley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ashley?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Ashley 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 86.3% of premises, 8% 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 | 9 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,059 | 86.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | 15.9 km | 6.8 |
| Barton on Sea | 2.6 km | 2.6 |
| Freshwater and Totland | 11.6 km | 2.0 |
| Ferndown | 19.3 km | 1.9 |
| Ringwood | 14.3 km | 1.1 |
| Bournemouth | 17.1 km | 0.7 |
| Lymington | 5.6 km | 0.6 |
| West Moors | 18.9 km | 0.5 |
| Christchurch | 8.1 km | 0.4 |
| New Milton | 1.8 km | 0.4 |
| Ashley | – | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |