Crap Towns / Folkestone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Folkestone?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Folkestone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 52 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.9% of premises, 8% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 52 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 153 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 23,304 | 85.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 17.2 km | 12.8 |
| Whitfield | 13.8 km | 2.8 |
| Hythe | 4.5 km | 1.7 |
| Canterbury | 21.8 km | 1.6 |
| Hawkinge | 3.7 km | 1.5 |
| Herne | 29.8 km | 1.2 |
| Ashford | 19.1 km | 0.9 |
| Dover | 12.8 km | 0.9 |
| Folkestone | – | 0.6 |
| Deal | 23.0 km | 0.5 |
| Aylesham | 16.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |