Broadband in Waverley

Waverley splits into a well-served majority and a noticeable gap at the top end. Superfast speeds of 30 Mbps or better are available in 94.4% of postcodes, a shade under the UK norm of roughly 97%. The slow tail is small. Just 1.2% of postcodes fall below 10 Mbps, so a genuinely poor line is the exception across these 12 outward codes. Gigabit is a different story. Availability of 62.2% means nearly four postcodes in ten have no gigabit option recorded, and because an average like that is by definition uneven, two postcodes a short distance apart can face very different menus. Households happy with a mid-range package will rarely struggle here. Those wanting the fastest tier need to confirm their own postcode qualifies before assuming the district figure applies to them.

The practical effect of this mix is that availability sets the ceiling, not the price list. A postcode inside the 62.2% with gigabit access gets the full range of modern packages. One outside it still has superfast choices in almost every case, which comfortably covers streaming and home working for a typical household. Only the 1.2% below 10 Mbps face a real constraint.