Crap Towns / Hythe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Hythe?
In January 2026, 1.7% of premises in Hythe couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.0% of premises, 9% lower than 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 | 135 | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,792 | 85.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 13.3 km | 12.8 |
| Tenterden | 26.8 km | 4.3 |
| Whitfield | 18.1 km | 2.8 |
| Hythe | – | 1.7 |
| Canterbury | 23.1 km | 1.6 |
| Hawkinge | 7.8 km | 1.5 |
| Ashford | 16.0 km | 0.9 |
| Dover | 17.3 km | 0.9 |
| Folkestone | 4.5 km | 0.6 |
| Deal | 27.2 km | 0.5 |
| Aylesham | 19.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |