Crap Towns / Virginia Water / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Virginia Water?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Virginia Water couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.0% 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 | 7 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,187 | 94.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Addlestone | 6.8 km | 5.0 |
| Ashford | 8.4 km | 3.3 |
| West End and Chobham | 6.6 km | 1.6 |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 5.5 km | 1.5 |
| Lightwater | 9.0 km | 0.9 |
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | 7.3 km | 0.8 |
| Chertsey | 4.5 km | 0.8 |
| Ascot | 5.8 km | 0.6 |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 6.6 km | 0.3 |
| Virginia Water | – | 0.3 |
| Egham | 3.0 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |