Crap Towns / Harwich / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Harwich?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Harwich couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.0% of premises, 12% 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 | 18 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,222 | 83.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | 21.8 km | 1.6 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 9.3 km | 0.5 |
| Kirby Cross | 10.0 km | 0.4 |
| Jaywick | 19.7 km | 0.4 |
| Ipswich | 16.0 km | 0.4 |
| Woodbridge | 18.4 km | 0.3 |
| Kesgrave | 14.7 km | 0.3 |
| Felixstowe | 5.4 km | 0.2 |
| Harwich | – | 0.2 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 16.7 km | 0.1 |
| Brightlingsea | 20.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |