Crap Towns / Canvey Island / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Canvey Island?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Canvey Island couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.3% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 97 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 16,291 | 86.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Basildon | 11.1 km | 0.7 |
| Canvey Island | – | 0.5 |
| Rayleigh | 8.1 km | 0.5 |
| Wickford | 10.7 km | 0.4 |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 11.2 km | 0.3 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 4.7 km | 0.3 |
| Hockley and Hawkwell | 10.8 km | 0.2 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Rochford | 11.3 km | 0.1 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 9.0 km | 0.1 |
| Hullbridge | 11.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |