Crap Towns / Hadleigh / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hadleigh?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Hadleigh couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.7% of premises, 14% lower than 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 | 29 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,568 | 80.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | 20.4 km | 1.6 |
| Colchester | 17.6 km | 1.5 |
| Needham Market | 13.8 km | 1.0 |
| Hadleigh | – | 0.7 |
| Sudbury | 15.4 km | 0.6 |
| Berechurch | 20.8 km | 0.4 |
| Ipswich | 12.8 km | 0.4 |
| Woodbridge | 24.4 km | 0.3 |
| Stowmarket | 15.7 km | 0.3 |
| Kesgrave | 19.0 km | 0.3 |
| Harwich | 24.3 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |