Crap Towns / Haverhill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Haverhill?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Haverhill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.3% of premises, about the same as 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 | 8 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,673 | 93.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Saffron Walden | 15.3 km | 1.6 |
| Sawston | 19.3 km | 1.2 |
| Burwell | 23.1 km | 0.8 |
| Newmarket | 18.5 km | 0.6 |
| Halstead | 20.3 km | 0.6 |
| Sudbury | 20.7 km | 0.6 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 22.2 km | 0.4 |
| Braintree | 23.6 km | 0.3 |
| Great Dunmow | 24.0 km | 0.2 |
| Red Lodge | 24.7 km | 0.1 |
| Haverhill | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |