Crap Towns / Basingstoke / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Basingstoke?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Basingstoke couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 107 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.0% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 107 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 379 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 48,350 | 89.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch | 16.7 km | 6.3 |
| Four Marks | 17.8 km | 3.1 |
| Hook | 10.5 km | 1.8 |
| Tadley | 10.8 km | 1.2 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 17.2 km | 0.9 |
| Odiham | 11.2 km | 0.9 |
| Basingstoke | – | 0.7 |
| Thatcham | 18.1 km | 0.6 |
| Oakley | 5.4 km | 0.3 |
| Alton | 15.4 km | 0.3 |
| Burghfield Common | 14.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |