Crap Towns / Grays / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Grays?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Grays couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 97.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 68 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,014 | 97.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 6.3 km | 9.4 |
| Tilbury | 3.1 km | 2.0 |
| South Ockendon | 4.2 km | 1.8 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 3.4 km | 1.7 |
| Aveley | 6.0 km | 0.8 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 5.4 km | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | 5.1 km | 0.6 |
| Grays | – | 0.4 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 2.7 km | 0.3 |
| East Tilbury | 5.9 km | 0.0 |
| Swanscombe | 4.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |