Crap Towns / Kingston upon Thames / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Kingston upon Thames?
In January 2026, 1.4% of premises in Kingston upon Thames couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 62 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.2% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 62 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1,013 | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 66,444 | 91.2% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Walton-on-Thames | 8.3 km | 1.4 |
| Kingston upon Thames | – | 1.4 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 6.4 km | 1.0 |
| Sutton | 8.1 km | 1.0 |
| Merton | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Esher | 6.2 km | 0.4 |
| Epsom | 6.3 km | 0.4 |
| West Molesey | 3.7 km | 0.1 |
| Worcester Park and Stoneleigh | 2.9 km | 0.1 |
| Hersham | 8.4 km | less than 0.1 |
| Ewell | 5.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |