Crap Towns / Braintree / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Braintree?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Braintree couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 55 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 19,939 | 97.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Galleywood | 21.3 km | 6.3 |
| Danbury | 18.2 km | 2.9 |
| Great Notley | 3.0 km | 2.3 |
| Chelmsford | 16.7 km | 0.7 |
| Halstead | 8.9 km | 0.6 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 19.4 km | 0.5 |
| Tiptree | 15.2 km | 0.4 |
| Maldon | 19.0 km | 0.3 |
| Braintree | – | 0.3 |
| Great Dunmow | 13.8 km | 0.2 |
| Witham | 10.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |