Broadband in Havant

Coverage here is broad at every tier that matters. Superfast availability, at 99.4 per cent of postcodes, runs ahead of the UK's roughly 97 per cent. Gigabit-capable coverage reaches 91.2 per cent, so more than nine postcodes in ten are within reach of the top advertised speeds. The slow tail has almost vanished, at 0.1 per cent of postcodes below 10 Mbps. One quirk sits in the data: the full fibre field records zero across the listed outward codes, PO7, PO8, PO9 and PO11, even as the gigabit figure runs above ninety per cent, and cable network coverage is the most that combination supports as an explanation. Six outward codes cover the area in total. Whatever the technology label, the availability numbers put Havant ahead of the national baseline on every measure recorded on this page.

Households can treat superfast as a given and gigabit as the likely default. The practical question becomes which tier is worth paying for, since 91.2 per cent gigabit coverage makes the top end an option almost everywhere. The 0.1 per cent below 10 Mbps is a tiny group, though no comfort at all if your postcode happens to be in it.