Crap Towns / Herne / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Herne?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Herne couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.6% 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 | 85 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,424 | 92.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury | 8.9 km | 1.6 |
| Faversham | 17.4 km | 1.3 |
| Minster | 23.8 km | 1.3 |
| Herne | – | 1.2 |
| Margate | 17.4 km | 1.1 |
| Whitstable | 6.6 km | 0.7 |
| Deal | 23.7 km | 0.5 |
| Broadstairs | 20.6 km | 0.4 |
| Ramsgate | 19.4 km | 0.3 |
| Herne Bay | 2.0 km | 0.1 |
| Aylesham | 14.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |