Crap Towns / Battle / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Battle?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Battle couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 64.3% of premises, 31% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,886 | 64.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Tenterden | 22.4 km | 4.3 |
| Battle | – | 0.7 |
| Crowborough | 26.8 km | 0.5 |
| Hailsham | 17.2 km | 0.4 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 8.6 km | 0.3 |
| Hastings | 7.7 km | 0.3 |
| Polegate | 20.2 km | 0.1 |
| Stone Cross | 17.6 km | 0.1 |
| Eastbourne | 20.2 km | 0.1 |
| Heathfield | 16.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lower Willingdon | 20.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |