Crap Towns / Holbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Holbury?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Holbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 9 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 82.1% of premises, 12% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 9 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 34 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,741 | 82.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteley | 10.2 km | 2.7 |
| Marchwood | 8.0 km | 1.5 |
| Southampton | 9.8 km | 1.3 |
| Bursledon | 7.5 km | 1.2 |
| Blackfield and Langley | 2.2 km | 1.0 |
| Holbury | – | 1.0 |
| Hedge End | 11.1 km | 0.6 |
| Netley | 5.2 km | 0.6 |
| Cowes | 10.3 km | 0.4 |
| Locks Heath | 7.9 km | 0.4 |
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 3.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |