Crap Towns / Maidstone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Maidstone?
In January 2026, 2.7% of premises in Maidstone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 75 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 86.9% of premises, 7% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 75 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 1,321 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 42,938 | 86.9% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Staplehurst | 11.6 km | 2.8 |
| Maidstone | – | 2.7 |
| Paddock Wood | 13.6 km | 1.8 |
| Coxheath | 4.0 km | 1.8 |
| Rochester | 13.8 km | 1.5 |
| Kings Hill | 7.7 km | 1.4 |
| Larkfield | 6.1 km | 1.2 |
| Gillingham | 11.2 km | 1.1 |
| Snodland | 8.6 km | 0.7 |
| Chatham | 10.2 km | 0.7 |
| Bearsted | 3.7 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |