Crap Towns / Hersham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hersham?
In January 2026, less than 0.1% of premises in Hersham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), far lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.4% 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 | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 5,261 | 96.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Addlestone | 6.1 km | 5.0 |
| Ashford Common | 6.7 km | 2.0 |
| Cobham | 3.9 km | 1.7 |
| Walton-on-Thames | 2.1 km | 1.4 |
| Shepperton | 4.0 km | 1.3 |
| Byfleet | 4.3 km | 0.7 |
| Esher | 2.3 km | 0.4 |
| Weybridge | 3.6 km | 0.2 |
| West Molesey | 4.7 km | 0.1 |
| Sunbury-on-Thames | 4.8 km | 0.1 |
| Hersham | – | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |