Crap Towns / Whiteley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whiteley?
In January 2026, 2.7% of premises in Whiteley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 58 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.9% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 58 | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 123 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,265 | 92.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Waltham | 8.8 km | 3.4 |
| Whiteley | – | 2.7 |
| Southampton | 9.9 km | 1.3 |
| Bursledon | 3.9 km | 1.2 |
| Botley | 3.7 km | 1.0 |
| West End | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| Hedge End | 4.8 km | 0.6 |
| Netley | 6.1 km | 0.6 |
| Locks Heath | 3.0 km | 0.4 |
| Fareham | 5.8 km | 0.2 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 7.7 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |