Crap Towns / Cheshunt / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Cheshunt?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Cheshunt couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 32 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 95.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 32 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 114 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,149 | 95.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Hertford | 10.4 km | 1.8 |
| Waltham Cross | 2.4 km | 1.1 |
| Enfield | 6.9 km | 1.0 |
| Loughton | 10.2 km | 0.8 |
| Potters Bar | 9.7 km | 0.7 |
| Cheshunt | – | 0.6 |
| Epping | 10.6 km | 0.4 |
| Waltham Abbey | 4.1 km | 0.4 |
| Hoddesdon | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Ware | 11.7 km | 0.3 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 10.6 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |