Crap Towns / West Mersea / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in West Mersea?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in West Mersea couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 20.2% of premises, 78% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 25 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 785 | 20.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | 9.7 km | 1.6 |
| Colchester | 12.7 km | 1.5 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 18.0 km | 1.1 |
| West Mersea | – | 0.6 |
| Tiptree | 13.0 km | 0.4 |
| Jaywick | 13.0 km | 0.4 |
| Berechurch | 9.4 km | 0.4 |
| Maldon | 16.7 km | 0.3 |
| Witham | 20.1 km | 0.1 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 15.4 km | 0.1 |
| Brightlingsea | 7.9 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |