Crap Towns / Eastleigh / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Eastleigh?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Eastleigh couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 41 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 41 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 318 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 20,616 | 91.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Waltham | 8.9 km | 3.4 |
| North Baddesley | 7.4 km | 1.6 |
| Eastleigh | – | 1.4 |
| Southampton | 6.6 km | 1.3 |
| Bursledon | 9.6 km | 1.2 |
| Botley | 7.6 km | 1.0 |
| Winchester | 10.2 km | 1.0 |
| Romsey | 10.0 km | 0.8 |
| West End | 4.8 km | 0.7 |
| Hedge End | 6.5 km | 0.6 |
| Chandler's Ford | 3.8 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |