Crap Towns / Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.4% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 53 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,289 | 80.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Steyning | 12.8 km | 3.0 |
| Henfield | 7.8 km | 2.7 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 13.4 km | 1.1 |
| Brighton and Hove | 11.3 km | 1.0 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 16.2 km | 0.8 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | – | 0.8 |
| Southwick | 12.2 km | 0.4 |
| Haywards Heath | 8.8 km | 0.3 |
| Burgess Hill | 3.4 km | 0.2 |
| Southwater | 17.1 km | 0.2 |
| Lewes | 13.6 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |