Crap Towns / Halstead / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Halstead?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Halstead couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 79.3% of premises, 15% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 41 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,525 | 79.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Great Notley | 11.8 km | 2.3 |
| Colchester | 19.3 km | 1.5 |
| Halstead | – | 0.6 |
| Sudbury | 12.6 km | 0.6 |
| Tiptree | 16.4 km | 0.4 |
| Berechurch | 20.4 km | 0.4 |
| Maldon | 23.7 km | 0.3 |
| Braintree | 8.9 km | 0.3 |
| Great Dunmow | 20.8 km | 0.2 |
| Witham | 15.6 km | 0.1 |
| Haverhill | 20.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |