Crap Towns / Worthing / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Worthing?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Worthing couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 70 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 53,570 | 97.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Storrington | 10.2 km | 3.4 |
| Steyning | 8.2 km | 3.0 |
| Henfield | 14.4 km | 2.7 |
| Yapton | 14.2 km | 2.3 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 9.3 km | 1.1 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 5.3 km | 0.8 |
| Rustington | 5.6 km | 0.6 |
| Wick | 10.1 km | 0.5 |
| Southwick | 11.8 km | 0.4 |
| Littlehampton | 9.5 km | 0.3 |
| Worthing | – | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |