Crap Towns / Dorking / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Dorking?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Dorking couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.9% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 43 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 7,732 | 86.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cobham | 12.3 km | 1.7 |
| Leatherhead | 6.5 km | 1.2 |
| Great Bookham and Fetcham | 6.7 km | 1.2 |
| South Merstham | 13.1 km | 0.9 |
| Ashtead | 9.1 km | 0.8 |
| Reigate | 8.8 km | 0.6 |
| Redhill | 10.8 km | 0.6 |
| Dorking | – | 0.5 |
| Epsom | 12.1 km | 0.4 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 11.6 km | 0.1 |
| East Horsley | 9.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |