Crap Towns / Botley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Botley?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Botley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.5% 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 | 38 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,217 | 86.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Waltham | 6.6 km | 3.4 |
| Whiteley | 3.7 km | 2.7 |
| Eastleigh | 7.6 km | 1.4 |
| Southampton | 7.7 km | 1.3 |
| Bursledon | 4.1 km | 1.2 |
| Botley | – | 1.0 |
| West End | 4.0 km | 0.7 |
| Hedge End | 1.5 km | 0.6 |
| Netley | 6.5 km | 0.6 |
| Locks Heath | 6.2 km | 0.4 |
| Fareham | 9.2 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |