Crap Towns / Colchester / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Colchester?
In January 2026, 1.5% of premises in Colchester couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 198 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.3% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 198 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 924 | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 54,072 | 87.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | 5.2 km | 1.6 |
| Colchester | – | 1.5 |
| Hadleigh | 17.6 km | 0.7 |
| West Mersea | 12.7 km | 0.6 |
| Halstead | 19.3 km | 0.6 |
| Sudbury | 20.0 km | 0.6 |
| Tiptree | 14.1 km | 0.4 |
| Jaywick | 19.1 km | 0.4 |
| Berechurch | 3.3 km | 0.4 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 19.6 km | 0.1 |
| Brightlingsea | 12.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |