Crap Towns / Chelmsford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Chelmsford?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Chelmsford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 25 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 25 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 378 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 49,885 | 94.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Galleywood | 4.6 km | 6.3 |
| Ingatestone | 10.5 km | 3.9 |
| Danbury | 7.2 km | 2.9 |
| Great Notley | 14.0 km | 2.3 |
| Chelmsford | – | 0.7 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 13.7 km | 0.5 |
| Billericay | 13.0 km | 0.4 |
| Runwell | 13.0 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | 14.6 km | 0.4 |
| Maldon | 14.6 km | 0.3 |
| Witham | 12.8 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |