Crap Towns / Kempston / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kempston?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Kempston couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 9 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 96.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 9 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 42 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,652 | 96.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Cranfield | 9.5 km | 2.4 |
| Wixams | 3.4 km | 1.7 |
| Bedford | 3.6 km | 1.4 |
| Sandy | 14.0 km | 1.3 |
| Flitwick | 12.2 km | 0.7 |
| Wootton | 3.4 km | 0.7 |
| Kempston | – | 0.4 |
| Marston Moretaine | 6.5 km | 0.4 |
| Shefford | 14.1 km | 0.2 |
| Ampthill | 10.0 km | 0.1 |
| Olney | 15.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |