Crap Towns / Barnet / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Barnet?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Barnet couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 252 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.2% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 252 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1,902 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 134,655 | 80.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Islington | 10.2 km | 1.7 |
| Borehamwood | 6.6 km | 1.6 |
| Brent | 7.5 km | 1.5 |
| Barnet | – | 1.1 |
| Camden | 8.6 km | 1.0 |
| Enfield | 9.3 km | 1.0 |
| Haringey | 7.7 km | 0.9 |
| Harrow | 9.3 km | 0.9 |
| Radlett | 10.7 km | 0.8 |
| Bushey | 11.1 km | 0.8 |
| Potters Bar | 9.3 km | 0.7 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |