Crap Towns / Ipswich / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ipswich?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Ipswich couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 47 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 47 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 254 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 68,886 | 96.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 24.7 km | 1.5 |
| Needham Market | 13.0 km | 1.0 |
| Hadleigh | 12.8 km | 0.7 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 24.6 km | 0.5 |
| Kirby Cross | 24.3 km | 0.4 |
| Ipswich | – | 0.4 |
| Woodbridge | 11.8 km | 0.3 |
| Stowmarket | 17.7 km | 0.3 |
| Kesgrave | 6.2 km | 0.3 |
| Felixstowe | 16.2 km | 0.2 |
| Harwich | 16.0 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |