Crap Towns / Borehamwood / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Borehamwood?
In January 2026, 1.6% of premises in Borehamwood couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 277 | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,475 | 90.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Borehamwood | – | 1.6 |
| Brent | 11.3 km | 1.5 |
| London Colney | 6.6 km | 1.4 |
| Barnet | 6.6 km | 1.1 |
| Harrow | 8.3 km | 0.9 |
| Radlett | 4.1 km | 0.8 |
| Bushey | 5.8 km | 0.8 |
| Potters Bar | 7.7 km | 0.7 |
| St Albans | 10.9 km | 0.5 |
| Watford | 9.1 km | 0.3 |
| Chiswell Green | 8.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |