Crap Towns / Margate / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Margate?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Margate couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.3% of premises, 17% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 371 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 26,141 | 78.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 25.0 km | 2.8 |
| Canterbury | 23.2 km | 1.6 |
| Herne | 17.4 km | 1.2 |
| Margate | – | 1.1 |
| Dover | 28.0 km | 0.9 |
| Whitstable | 24.0 km | 0.7 |
| Deal | 17.8 km | 0.5 |
| Broadstairs | 3.6 km | 0.4 |
| Ramsgate | 4.6 km | 0.3 |
| Herne Bay | 16.0 km | 0.1 |
| Aylesham | 20.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |