Crap Towns / Hemsby / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hemsby?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Hemsby couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 72.3% of premises, 23% 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 | 11 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,398 | 72.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Aylsham | 31.3 km | 1.2 |
| Poringland | 27.8 km | 0.7 |
| Bradwell | 13.5 km | 0.6 |
| North Walsham | 24.5 km | 0.5 |
| Norwich | 28.4 km | 0.5 |
| Great Yarmouth | 11.4 km | 0.4 |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 14.7 km | 0.4 |
| Hemsby | – | 0.3 |
| Beccles | 28.9 km | 0.2 |
| Lowestoft | 25.4 km | 0.1 |
| Caister-on-Sea | 6.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |