Crap Towns / Danbury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Danbury?
In January 2026, 2.9% of premises in Danbury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 35.3% of premises, 62% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 78 | 2.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 961 | 35.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Galleywood | 7.7 km | 6.3 |
| Danbury | – | 2.9 |
| Chelmsford | 7.2 km | 0.7 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 8.6 km | 0.5 |
| Rayleigh | 14.2 km | 0.5 |
| Runwell | 11.2 km | 0.4 |
| Wickford | 13.1 km | 0.4 |
| Maldon | 7.9 km | 0.3 |
| Hockley and Hawkwell | 13.8 km | 0.2 |
| Witham | 10.1 km | 0.1 |
| Hullbridge | 11.2 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |