Crap Towns / Wivenhoe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Wivenhoe?
In January 2026, 1.6% of premises in Wivenhoe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.1% of premises, 11% 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 | 59 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,971 | 83.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Wivenhoe | – | 1.6 |
| Colchester | 5.2 km | 1.5 |
| Hadleigh | 20.4 km | 0.7 |
| West Mersea | 9.7 km | 0.6 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 20.6 km | 0.5 |
| Kirby Cross | 18.1 km | 0.4 |
| Tiptree | 16.1 km | 0.4 |
| Jaywick | 13.9 km | 0.4 |
| Berechurch | 4.2 km | 0.4 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 14.4 km | 0.1 |
| Brightlingsea | 7.1 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |