Crap Towns / Bearsted / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bearsted?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Bearsted couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.2% of premises, about the same as 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 | 14 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,354 | 93.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Staplehurst | 11.4 km | 2.8 |
| Maidstone | 3.7 km | 2.7 |
| Coxheath | 5.6 km | 1.8 |
| Rochester | 14.9 km | 1.5 |
| Kings Hill | 11.4 km | 1.4 |
| Larkfield | 9.5 km | 1.2 |
| Gillingham | 10.4 km | 1.1 |
| Sittingbourne | 14.4 km | 0.8 |
| Snodland | 11.4 km | 0.7 |
| Chatham | 10.6 km | 0.7 |
| Bearsted | – | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |