Crap Towns / Ashtead / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ashtead?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Ashtead couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.7% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 48 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,377 | 86.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cobham | 6.4 km | 1.7 |
| Leatherhead | 2.6 km | 1.2 |
| Great Bookham and Fetcham | 6.0 km | 1.2 |
| Ashtead | – | 0.8 |
| Banstead | 7.4 km | 0.6 |
| Esher | 7.8 km | 0.4 |
| Epsom | 3.3 km | 0.4 |
| West Molesey | 8.3 km | 0.1 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 5.1 km | 0.1 |
| Worcester Park and Stoneleigh | 7.8 km | 0.1 |
| Ewell | 5.8 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |