Crap Towns / Leiston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Leiston?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Leiston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.1% of premises, 6% lower 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 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,043 | 88.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Needham Market | 36.4 km | 1.0 |
| Bungay | 28.8 km | 0.5 |
| Diss | 37.1 km | 0.5 |
| Ipswich | 33.9 km | 0.4 |
| Harleston | 28.7 km | 0.3 |
| Woodbridge | 22.3 km | 0.3 |
| Kesgrave | 28.3 km | 0.3 |
| Beccles | 27.2 km | 0.2 |
| Felixstowe | 32.4 km | 0.2 |
| Leiston | – | 0.1 |
| Lowestoft | 31.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |