Crap Towns / Hailsham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hailsham?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Hailsham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 87.1% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 42 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,658 | 87.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Uckfield | 16.1 km | 0.8 |
| Battle | 17.2 km | 0.7 |
| Seaford | 14.2 km | 0.6 |
| Hailsham | – | 0.4 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 13.5 km | 0.3 |
| Polegate | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Stone Cross | 6.2 km | 0.1 |
| Eastbourne | 8.5 km | 0.1 |
| Newhaven | 16.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| Heathfield | 11.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lower Willingdon | 6.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |