Crap Towns / Chatham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Chatham?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Chatham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 28 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.6% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 28 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 224 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 31,321 | 91.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Maidstone | 10.2 km | 2.7 |
| Coxheath | 14.2 km | 1.8 |
| Rochester | 4.6 km | 1.5 |
| Gravesend | 12.9 km | 1.4 |
| Kings Hill | 13.2 km | 1.4 |
| Larkfield | 9.2 km | 1.2 |
| Gillingham | 3.4 km | 1.1 |
| Snodland | 7.3 km | 0.7 |
| Chatham | – | 0.7 |
| Bearsted | 10.6 km | 0.4 |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 6.8 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |