Crap Towns / Rayleigh / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rayleigh?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Rayleigh couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.9% of premises, 11% 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 | 73 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,616 | 83.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| South Woodham Ferrers | 5.8 km | 0.5 |
| Canvey Island | 8.1 km | 0.5 |
| Rayleigh | – | 0.5 |
| Runwell | 6.2 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | 5.8 km | 0.4 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 3.7 km | 0.3 |
| Ashingdon | 6.6 km | 0.2 |
| Hockley and Hawkwell | 4.3 km | 0.2 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 8.1 km | 0.2 |
| Rochford | 7.4 km | 0.1 |
| Hullbridge | 3.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |