Crap Towns / Billericay / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Billericay?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Billericay couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 22 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 63 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,913 | 90.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Galleywood | 8.5 km | 6.3 |
| Ingatestone | 5.5 km | 3.9 |
| Brentwood | 8.6 km | 1.5 |
| Basildon | 6.5 km | 0.7 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 12.9 km | 0.5 |
| Rayleigh | 12.6 km | 0.5 |
| Billericay | – | 0.4 |
| Runwell | 7.0 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | 6.8 km | 0.4 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 12.6 km | 0.3 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 12.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |