Crap Towns / Wickford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wickford?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Wickford 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 95.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 47 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,897 | 95.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Galleywood | 10.2 km | 6.3 |
| Basildon | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 7.5 km | 0.5 |
| Canvey Island | 10.7 km | 0.5 |
| Rayleigh | 5.8 km | 0.5 |
| Billericay | 6.8 km | 0.4 |
| Runwell | 1.9 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | – | 0.4 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 6.4 km | 0.3 |
| Hockley and Hawkwell | 9.6 km | 0.2 |
| Hullbridge | 7.0 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |