19 providers offer 293 broadband deals in Southend-on-Sea, from £13.50 a month and up to 5,000 Mbps. Typical measured speed is 93 Mbps down and 18 Mbps up, 8% below the UK download average.
Best value broadband deal in Southend-on-Sea
The best value in Southend-on-Sea on full first-year cost is Plusnet's Full Fibre 145: £292 across year one, about £24 a month. A £155 reward card is bundled in. 145 Mbps covers streaming, video calls and working from home.
Best value in Southend-on-Sea
£22.99/mo
rises to £26.99 in March 2027 (+£4)
Avg £26.32/mo over contract · £632 total over 24 months
Fastest broadband deal in Southend-on-Sea
The fastest deal available in Southend-on-Sea is Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ from Sky at 5,000 Mbps.
Fastest in Southend-on-Sea
Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+
3000 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£80/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£1925 total over 24 months
Cheapest broadband deal in Southend-on-Sea
The cheapest deal in Southend-on-Sea is 150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months) from 4th Utility at £13.50 a month for 150 Mbps. It's full fibre, so the advertised speed is the speed that reaches the router. The £13.50 is an intro price that rises to £18.00 a month after the intro window, making the real first-year cost £162. Above the UK average on download.
Cheapest in Southend-on-Sea
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£13.50/mo
for 12 months, then £18/mo
Avg £15.75/mo over contract · £378 total over 24 months
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Connect Fibre Full Fibre Stream Max Bundle
500 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 4–5 person households, heavy use
£0/mo
for 6 months, then £37/mo
Avg £27.75/mo over contract · £666 total over 24 months
£29/mo
rises to £31 in April 2027 (+£2)
Avg £30.50/mo over contract · £732 total over 24 months
Sky Full Fibre Gigafast
100 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for power users & big households
£31/mo
No rises, no surprises.
£749 total over 24 months
150Mb Full Fibre CityFibre (24 Months)
150 Mbps upload · Full Fibre
Best for 2–3 person homes, 4K streaming
£18.50/mo
for 12 months, then £23.50/mo
Avg £21/mo over contract · £504 total over 24 months
Broadband providers in Southend-on-Sea
19 providers serve Southend-on-Sea, with Sky the fastest at 5,000 Mbps.
Ranked by Ofcom complaints per 100,000 customers, fewest first. A down arrow is below the industry average, up is above, and a dash means Ofcom publishes no figure for that provider (usually because it is below Ofcom's 1.5% market-share reporting threshold). A small diagonal arrow shows the past-year trend (↘ improving, ↗ getting worse).
Ofcom records the typical Southend-on-Sea download speed at 93 Mbps.
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Room to upgrade in Southend-on-Sea
Only 13% of the 53,000 connections here are on 300Mbps or faster, even though 97% can get gigabit.
The faster line is already there. For most of these homes it is the contract holding them back, not the infrastructure.
Is your broadband good enough?
The typical Southend-on-Sea line runs 93 Mbps.
Working from home
OKStreaming and family use
GoodWhat speeds are people actually getting?
Gigabit reaches 97% of Southend-on-Sea, and the fastest available is 1,000 Mbps. The full split by band is below.
Which broadband networks reach Southend-on-Sea?
The wholesale networks carrying Southend-on-Sea broadband, from Openreach to Virgin Media and the altnets, read off the live deals.
Where Southend-on-Sea has working altnets, the gigabit market suddenly looks competitive. Here are the ones that have built into the streets here.
- CityFibre: Sky, TalkTalk, The One Broadband, Vodafone, Zen Internet
- 4th Utility: 4th Utility, Rise Fibre
- Connect Fibre
Layered on top, Openreach and Virgin Media O2 also reach this area (Openreach reaches every address that a postman can find).
Across the area, 19 providers are listing live deals.
What broadband coverage does Southend-on-Sea have?
Superfast broadband reaches 99% of Southend-on-Sea premises and gigabit 97%, on Ofcom's premise-level data.
Can I rely on mobile broadband in Southend-on-Sea?
Outdoor 5G reaches 100% of Southend-on-Sea homes. Here is how mobile holds up if the line drops.
5G & 4G home broadband
Outdoor 5G covers 100% of Southend-on-Sea, enough for a 5G home-broadband hub to stand in for a fixed line.
Broadband speeds by Southend-on-Sea neighbourhood
Measured speeds range from 122 Mbps in St. Luke's to 59 Mbps in Leigh, so your street matters more than the Southend-on-Sea average.
| Neighbourhood | Median | vs area | Upload | Superfast | Gigabit | 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's SS2 | 122 | +28 | 20 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Westborough SS0 | 106 | +13 | 19 | 100% | 98% | 100% |
| Shoeburyness SS3 | 101 | +8 | 19 | 97% | 92% | 100% |
| Thorpe SS1 | 90 | -3 | 17 | 99% | 97% | 100% |
| Leigh SS9 | 59 | -34 | 14 | 100% | 96% | 100% |
Measured Ofcom data per Southend-on-Sea neighbourhood, ranked fastest first. Median and upload are in Mbps; vs area is the median difference from the Southend-on-Sea average; superfast, gigabit and 5G are the % of premises covered. Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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* Based on Go.Compare research estimating that 28% of UK broadband users pay for faster broadband speeds than they need (which we interpret as overpaying), equivalent to around 7.5m UK households.
Speed and coverage figures for Southend-on-Seacome from Ofcom's Connected Nations data, current to January 2026. Deal prices are pulled live from providers. Compiled by the FindBroadband team. See how we rank and source our data.