Crap Towns / Southampton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Southampton?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Southampton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 253 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 253 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1,526 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 112,897 | 97.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| North Baddesley | 7.4 km | 1.6 |
| Marchwood | 5.1 km | 1.5 |
| Eastleigh | 6.6 km | 1.4 |
| Southampton | – | 1.3 |
| Bursledon | 6.4 km | 1.2 |
| Botley | 7.7 km | 1.0 |
| West End | 4.0 km | 0.7 |
| Hedge End | 6.2 km | 0.6 |
| Netley | 6.0 km | 0.6 |
| Chandler's Ford | 7.6 km | 0.3 |
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 6.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |