Crap Towns / Maldon / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Maldon?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Maldon couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 1 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 1 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 39 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 10,709 | 89.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Galleywood | 15.6 km | 6.3 |
| Danbury | 7.9 km | 2.9 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 14.0 km | 1.1 |
| Chelmsford | 14.6 km | 0.7 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 11.6 km | 0.5 |
| Tiptree | 9.4 km | 0.4 |
| Maldon | – | 0.3 |
| Ashingdon | 13.9 km | 0.2 |
| Hockley and Hawkwell | 14.6 km | 0.2 |
| Witham | 8.7 km | 0.1 |
| Hullbridge | 13.6 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |