Crap Towns / Basildon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Basildon?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Basildon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 99 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 99 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 376 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 48,792 | 93.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | 11.3 km | 1.5 |
| Basildon | – | 0.7 |
| Canvey Island | 11.1 km | 0.5 |
| Rayleigh | 11.2 km | 0.5 |
| Billericay | 6.5 km | 0.4 |
| Runwell | 8.5 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | 6.9 km | 0.4 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 10.9 km | 0.3 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 9.4 km | 0.3 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 5.8 km | 0.1 |
| East Tilbury | 10.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |