Crap Towns / Northfleet / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Northfleet?
In January 2026, 0.6% of premises in Northfleet couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.1% of premises, 11% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 86 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,192 | 83.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 5.1 km | 9.4 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 5.8 km | 3.1 |
| Tilbury | 3.1 km | 2.0 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 6.2 km | 1.7 |
| Gravesend | 3.2 km | 1.4 |
| Dartford | 7.2 km | 0.8 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | – | 0.6 |
| Grays | 5.1 km | 0.4 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 5.4 km | 0.3 |
| Swanscombe | 2.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |