Crap Towns / Hockley and Hawkwell / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hockley and Hawkwell?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Hockley and Hawkwell couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.7% 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 | 14 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,369 | 94.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| South Woodham Ferrers | 5.4 km | 0.5 |
| Canvey Island | 10.8 km | 0.5 |
| Rayleigh | 4.3 km | 0.5 |
| Runwell | 9.4 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | 9.6 km | 0.4 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 7.4 km | 0.3 |
| Ashingdon | 2.3 km | 0.2 |
| Hockley and Hawkwell | – | 0.2 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 6.2 km | 0.2 |
| Rochford | 3.8 km | 0.1 |
| Hullbridge | 3.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |