Crap Towns / Larkfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Larkfield?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Larkfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 101 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 101 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 138 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,257 | 90.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 13.5 km | 3.1 |
| Maidstone | 6.1 km | 2.7 |
| Paddock Wood | 13.9 km | 1.8 |
| Coxheath | 8.7 km | 1.8 |
| Rochester | 10.9 km | 1.5 |
| Kings Hill | 4.0 km | 1.4 |
| Larkfield | – | 1.2 |
| Gillingham | 11.9 km | 1.1 |
| Snodland | 3.4 km | 0.7 |
| Chatham | 9.2 km | 0.7 |
| Bearsted | 9.5 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |