Crap Towns / Southwick / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Southwick?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Southwick couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 98.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,225 | 98.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Storrington | 16.3 km | 3.4 |
| Steyning | 8.7 km | 3.0 |
| Henfield | 11.1 km | 2.7 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 2.4 km | 1.1 |
| Brighton and Hove | 9.0 km | 1.0 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 6.5 km | 0.8 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 12.2 km | 0.8 |
| Southwick | – | 0.4 |
| Burgess Hill | 15.4 km | 0.2 |
| Worthing | 11.8 km | 0.1 |
| Lewes | 17.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |