Crap Towns / Hertford / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hertford?
In January 2026, 1.8% of premises in Hertford couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.9% 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 | 264 | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 13,376 | 90.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 14.3 km | 2.6 |
| Hertford | – | 1.8 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 7.5 km | 1.4 |
| Hatfield | 10.8 km | 1.2 |
| Waltham Cross | 12.7 km | 1.1 |
| Potters Bar | 13.0 km | 0.7 |
| Stevenage | 14.4 km | 0.6 |
| Cheshunt | 10.4 km | 0.6 |
| Waltham Abbey | 13.8 km | 0.4 |
| Hoddesdon | 6.7 km | 0.3 |
| Ware | 4.1 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |