Crap Towns / Lewes / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Lewes?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Lewes 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 71.2% of premises, 24% 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 | 7 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,882 | 71.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove | 8.6 km | 1.0 |
| Peacehaven | 8.6 km | 0.8 |
| Uckfield | 12.5 km | 0.8 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 13.6 km | 0.8 |
| Seaford | 13.5 km | 0.6 |
| Southwick | 17.3 km | 0.4 |
| Hailsham | 17.9 km | 0.4 |
| Haywards Heath | 15.6 km | 0.3 |
| Burgess Hill | 13.2 km | 0.2 |
| Lewes | – | 0.1 |
| Newhaven | 9.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |