Crap Towns / Christchurch / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Christchurch?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Christchurch couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.5% of premises, 6% 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 | 106 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 22,286 | 88.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Heath | 11.6 km | 6.8 |
| Barton on Sea | 6.2 km | 2.6 |
| Ferndown | 12.9 km | 1.9 |
| Ringwood | 12.4 km | 1.1 |
| Poole | 14.8 km | 0.7 |
| Bournemouth | 9.1 km | 0.7 |
| Lymington | 13.6 km | 0.6 |
| West Moors | 13.4 km | 0.5 |
| Christchurch | – | 0.4 |
| New Milton | 6.3 km | 0.4 |
| Ashley | 8.1 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |