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Broadband in Lewes

73% of homes in Lewes can get gigabit broadband, 2 points below the Lewes average of 75% and 17 points below the England figure of 90%. Every home can get superfast speeds.

About half of Lewes can get gigabit broadband. The rest is still waiting.

  • Gigabit
    1,000Mbps or faster
    73%
  • Ultrafast
    300Mbps or faster
    73%
  • Fast
    100Mbps or faster
    73%
  • Superfast
    30Mbps or faster
    100%
  • No decent service
    Under 10Mbps from fixed lines or wireless
    0%
Average share of homes able to get each speed across 510 postcodes in Lewes (BN7, BN8). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026.

Street by street

60%
of Lewes's postcodes have gigabit broadband for every home
18%
of postcodes have no gigabit broadband at all yet
0%
of postcodes include homes that can't get decent broadband

Lewes ranks 4th of 4 towns in Lewes for gigabit coverage. See all towns in Lewes.

How Lewes compares

AreaGigabit300Mbps+Superfast
Lewes73%73%100%
Lewes75%75%99%
England90%90%98%
United Kingdom89%89%98%

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Choosing a provider in Lewes

Most addresses in Lewes can order from providers on the Openreach network. If Openreach has built full fibre to your street, all of them can sell it to you, so the choice comes down to price, the yearly price rise and customer service.

Virgin Media and independent full fibre networks only cover the streets they have built. If one of them covers you, it can be worth comparing, as they often sell faster speeds for similar money.

  • BTRises £4.00 a month each year
  • EERises £4.00 a month each year
  • SkyYearly rise not fixed at sale
  • TalkTalkRises £4.00 a month each year
  • VodafoneRises £3.50 a month each year
  • PlusnetRises £4.00 a month each year
  • NOW BroadbandYearly rise not fixed at sale
  • Zen InternetNo mid-contract rises

Questions

Can I get full fibre in Lewes?
About two in three homes in Lewes can get gigabit-capable broadband (73%), which in practice means full fibre or Virgin Media's cable network. Across Lewes as a whole, 75% of homes can get full fibre. Coverage changes street by street, so check your own postcode.
What is the fastest broadband in Lewes?
Gigabit speeds of 1,000Mbps or more are available to 73% of homes. Some providers sell faster packages again, up to several gigabits, on their own networks.
Which broadband providers cover Lewes?
Providers that use the Openreach network, including BT, EE, Sky, Plusnet, Vodafone, TalkTalk and NOW, can sell to most addresses. Where Openreach has built full fibre they sell that too. Virgin Media and independent full fibre networks only cover the streets they have built.
Are there homes in Lewes that can't get decent broadband?
No. Every postcode in Lewes has decent broadband (at least 10Mbps download) available from a fixed line or wireless network.

Figures are averages of the share of homes able to get each speed in every postcode Ofcom lists for Lewes, from Ofcom Connected Nations (January 2026). Postcodes are matched to towns using Ordnance Survey OS Open Names. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. How we calculate this.