Crap Towns / Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley?
In January 2026, 3.1% of premises in Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 3 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 69.5% of premises, 26% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 3 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 220 | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,876 | 69.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 7.1 km | 9.4 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | – | 3.1 |
| Tilbury | 8.8 km | 2.0 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 10.7 km | 1.7 |
| Gravesend | 6.5 km | 1.4 |
| Dartford | 8.4 km | 0.8 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 10.4 km | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | 5.8 km | 0.6 |
| Grays | 10.7 km | 0.4 |
| Swanley | 10.1 km | 0.1 |
| Swanscombe | 6.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |