Crap Towns / Sandown / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sandown?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Sandown couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,984 | 93.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Ventnor | 6.7 km | 1.9 |
| Shanklin | 2.4 km | 1.1 |
| Newport | 10.6 km | 0.9 |
| Portsmouth | 20.5 km | 0.8 |
| Cowes | 14.9 km | 0.4 |
| South Hayling | 21.0 km | 0.4 |
| East Cowes | 13.6 km | 0.2 |
| Ryde | 8.1 km | 0.1 |
| Gosport | 16.7 km | 0.1 |
| Sandown | – | less than 0.1 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 19.3 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |