Crap Towns / Buckhurst Hill / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Buckhurst Hill?
In January 2026, 0.2% of premises in Buckhurst Hill couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 60% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,987 | 91.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Chigwell | 2.9 km | 1.3 |
| Waltham Forest | 5.3 km | 1.2 |
| Waltham Cross | 8.2 km | 1.1 |
| Enfield | 9.2 km | 1.0 |
| Redbridge | 5.3 km | 0.9 |
| Haringey | 11.1 km | 0.9 |
| Loughton | 3.5 km | 0.8 |
| Cheshunt | 10.6 km | 0.6 |
| Epping | 8.7 km | 0.4 |
| Waltham Abbey | 7.0 km | 0.4 |
| Buckhurst Hill | – | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |