Crap Towns / West End / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in West End?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in West End couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 37 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,919 | 93.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Waltham | 8.9 km | 3.4 |
| Whiteley | 7.1 km | 2.7 |
| Eastleigh | 4.8 km | 1.4 |
| Southampton | 4.0 km | 1.3 |
| Bursledon | 4.8 km | 1.2 |
| Botley | 4.0 km | 1.0 |
| West End | – | 0.7 |
| Hedge End | 2.5 km | 0.6 |
| Netley | 6.1 km | 0.6 |
| Locks Heath | 8.6 km | 0.4 |
| Chandler's Ford | 7.7 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |