Crap Towns / Lowestoft / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Lowestoft?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Lowestoft couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 33 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 35,130 | 98.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Poringland | 28.6 km | 0.7 |
| Bradwell | 11.9 km | 0.6 |
| Bungay | 19.2 km | 0.5 |
| Great Yarmouth | 14.2 km | 0.4 |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 10.8 km | 0.4 |
| Harleston | 29.8 km | 0.3 |
| Hemsby | 25.4 km | 0.3 |
| Beccles | 10.7 km | 0.2 |
| Leiston | 31.2 km | 0.1 |
| Lowestoft | – | 0.1 |
| Caister-on-Sea | 19.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |