Crap Towns / Gosport / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Gosport?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Gosport couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 32,858 | 97.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteley | 12.2 km | 2.7 |
| Portsmouth | 6.0 km | 0.8 |
| Cowes | 12.6 km | 0.4 |
| Locks Heath | 11.1 km | 0.4 |
| South Hayling | 12.5 km | 0.4 |
| Waterlooville | 12.1 km | 0.2 |
| Fareham | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| East Cowes | 10.6 km | 0.2 |
| Ryde | 8.6 km | 0.1 |
| Gosport | – | 0.1 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 5.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |