Crap Towns / Jaywick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Jaywick?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Jaywick couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 99.0% of premises, 6% higher than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 12 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,122 | 99.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | 13.9 km | 1.6 |
| Colchester | 19.1 km | 1.5 |
| West Mersea | 13.0 km | 0.6 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 12.7 km | 0.5 |
| Kirby Cross | 10.5 km | 0.4 |
| Jaywick | – | 0.4 |
| Berechurch | 17.2 km | 0.4 |
| Felixstowe | 24.7 km | 0.2 |
| Harwich | 19.7 km | 0.2 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 3.1 km | 0.1 |
| Brightlingsea | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |