Crap Towns / Hastings / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hastings?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Hastings couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 9 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.6% of premises, 11% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 9 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 126 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 39,748 | 83.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 30.2 km | 12.8 |
| Tenterden | 24.1 km | 4.3 |
| Battle | 7.7 km | 0.7 |
| Hailsham | 21.6 km | 0.4 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 8.7 km | 0.3 |
| Hastings | – | 0.3 |
| Polegate | 23.2 km | 0.1 |
| Stone Cross | 19.8 km | 0.1 |
| Eastbourne | 21.7 km | 0.1 |
| Heathfield | 24.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lower Willingdon | 23.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |