Crap Towns / Dartford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dartford?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Dartford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 106 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.7% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 106 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 247 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 25,764 | 85.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 2.1 km | 9.4 |
| South Ockendon | 8.4 km | 1.8 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 5.2 km | 1.7 |
| Dartford | – | 0.8 |
| Aveley | 6.3 km | 0.8 |
| Bexley | 6.7 km | 0.7 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 3.4 km | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | 7.2 km | 0.6 |
| Grays | 7.9 km | 0.4 |
| Swanley | 7.0 km | 0.1 |
| Swanscombe | 4.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |