Crap Towns / Eastbourne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Eastbourne?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Eastbourne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 33 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 46,940 | 93.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Peacehaven | 19.6 km | 0.8 |
| Battle | 20.2 km | 0.7 |
| Seaford | 12.1 km | 0.6 |
| Hailsham | 8.5 km | 0.4 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 13.1 km | 0.3 |
| Polegate | 4.2 km | 0.1 |
| Stone Cross | 2.9 km | 0.1 |
| Eastbourne | – | 0.1 |
| Newhaven | 16.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Heathfield | 19.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lower Willingdon | 2.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |