Crap Towns / Harpenden / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Harpenden?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Harpenden couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.0% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 91 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 12,407 | 94.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Redbourn | 3.9 km | 2.5 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 13.4 km | 2.1 |
| London Colney | 11.4 km | 1.4 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 10.8 km | 1.4 |
| Hatfield | 9.8 km | 1.2 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 10.7 km | 1.0 |
| Radlett | 14.7 km | 0.8 |
| Harpenden | – | 0.7 |
| St Albans | 7.1 km | 0.5 |
| Luton | 10.3 km | 0.2 |
| Chiswell Green | 10.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |