Crap Towns / Polegate / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Polegate?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Polegate 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 95.9% of premises, about the same as 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 | 6 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,685 | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Peacehaven | 17.1 km | 0.8 |
| Seaford | 10.5 km | 0.6 |
| Hailsham | 5.1 km | 0.4 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 14.5 km | 0.3 |
| Polegate | – | 0.1 |
| Stone Cross | 3.7 km | 0.1 |
| Lewes | 18.1 km | 0.1 |
| Eastbourne | 4.2 km | 0.1 |
| Newhaven | 14.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| Heathfield | 16.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lower Willingdon | 1.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |