A ROAD in Stanford-le-Hope is one of the slowest in the country for its internet speed, research has found.
Mill Lane polled seventh slowest in a list of 30 streets across the UK in research carried out by uSwitch.com, with an average speed of 0.928 Mbps.
By comparison, the fastest street in the country, Sandy Lane in Cannock, Staffordshire, came in with speeds of 72.86.
uSwitch’s speed test data reveals a distinct North-South divide, with the South lagging behind in the race for faster broadband. Based on the 30 fastest streets, the North of England offers twice as many speedy streets as its southern counterpart.
Ewan Taylor-Gibson, broadband expert at uSwitch.com, said: “On the UK’s slowest street broadband speeds are so sluggish you could fly to the Bahamas and back again in the time it takes to download a film.”
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