Crap Towns / Freshwater and Totland / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Freshwater and Totland?
In January 2026, 2.0% of premises in Freshwater and Totland couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 4.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 27 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.0% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 27 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 89 | 2.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,780 | 86.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barton on Sea | 11.4 km | 2.6 |
| Freshwater and Totland | – | 2.0 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 18.3 km | 1.0 |
| Holbury | 19.8 km | 1.0 |
| Newport | 16.2 km | 0.9 |
| Lymington | 9.0 km | 0.6 |
| Cowes | 16.9 km | 0.4 |
| Christchurch | 16.9 km | 0.4 |
| New Milton | 12.5 km | 0.4 |
| Ashley | 11.6 km | 0.3 |
| East Cowes | 19.0 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |