Crap Towns / Ryde / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ryde?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Ryde 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 94.6% 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 | 15 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,671 | 94.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ventnor | 14.5 km | 1.9 |
| Shanklin | 10.5 km | 1.1 |
| Newport | 10.0 km | 0.9 |
| Portsmouth | 12.7 km | 0.8 |
| Cowes | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Fareham | 14.5 km | 0.2 |
| East Cowes | 9.1 km | 0.2 |
| Ryde | – | 0.1 |
| Gosport | 8.6 km | 0.1 |
| Sandown | 8.1 km | less than 0.1 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 11.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |