Crap Towns / Hitchin / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hitchin?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Hitchin couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 93.7% 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 | 46 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,981 | 93.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Biggleswade | 14.7 km | 1.0 |
| Letchworth | 4.4 km | 0.9 |
| Stotfold | 7.3 km | 0.9 |
| Flitwick | 16.6 km | 0.7 |
| Harpenden | 16.2 km | 0.7 |
| Arlesey | 6.9 km | 0.7 |
| Stevenage | 7.4 km | 0.6 |
| Hitchin | – | 0.3 |
| Baldock | 6.9 km | 0.2 |
| Shefford | 10.3 km | 0.2 |
| Luton | 12.4 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |