Crap Towns / Heathfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Heathfield?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Heathfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.8% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,410 | 88.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 18.5 km | 1.2 |
| Uckfield | 11.1 km | 0.8 |
| Battle | 16.8 km | 0.7 |
| Crowborough | 11.5 km | 0.5 |
| Hailsham | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 18.8 km | 0.3 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 18.5 km | 0.3 |
| Polegate | 16.2 km | 0.1 |
| Stone Cross | 17.0 km | 0.1 |
| Heathfield | – | less than 0.1 |
| Lower Willingdon | 17.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |