Crap Towns / Bishop's Stortford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Bishop's Stortford?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Bishop's Stortford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.6% of premises, 6% 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 | 146 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 17,652 | 88.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 4.3 km | 6.5 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 6.6 km | 3.1 |
| Harlow | 11.7 km | 2.6 |
| Hertford | 18.8 km | 1.8 |
| Saffron Walden | 17.7 km | 1.6 |
| Bishop's Stortford | – | 0.7 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 7.8 km | 0.5 |
| Buntingford | 15.6 km | 0.4 |
| Hoddesdon | 17.1 km | 0.3 |
| Ware | 14.7 km | 0.3 |
| Great Dunmow | 13.3 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |