Crap Towns / Faversham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Faversham?
In January 2026, 1.3% of premises in Faversham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 81.4% of premises, 13% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 145 | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,840 | 81.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 14.0 km | 1.6 |
| Faversham | – | 1.3 |
| Minster | 13.4 km | 1.3 |
| Herne | 17.4 km | 1.2 |
| Gillingham | 21.9 km | 1.1 |
| Sheerness | 16.5 km | 1.0 |
| Ashford | 19.1 km | 0.9 |
| Sittingbourne | 11.0 km | 0.8 |
| Whitstable | 11.0 km | 0.7 |
| Bearsted | 22.4 km | 0.4 |
| Herne Bay | 19.0 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |