Crap Towns / Hornsea / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hornsea?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Hornsea 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 99.4% of premises, 6% higher 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,587 | 99.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Barton-upon-Humber | 30.6 km | 2.4 |
| Driffield | 20.3 km | 0.3 |
| Hornsea | – | 0.1 |
| Bridlington | 19.9 km | 0.1 |
| Withernsea | 24.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 19.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Beverley | 18.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Cottingham | 21.3 km | 0.0 |
| Hedon | 19.0 km | 0.0 |
| Hessle | 27.5 km | 0.0 |
| Willerby and Anlaby | 25.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |