Crap Towns / Otford and Kemsing / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Otford and Kemsing?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Otford and Kemsing couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.6% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 23 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,734 | 88.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 15.5 km | 9.4 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 12.0 km | 3.1 |
| Kings Hill | 16.0 km | 1.4 |
| Sevenoaks | 4.0 km | 1.3 |
| Bromley | 11.7 km | 1.2 |
| Oxted | 15.4 km | 1.1 |
| Tonbridge | 14.6 km | 0.8 |
| Dartford | 15.0 km | 0.8 |
| Otford and Kemsing | – | 0.7 |
| Edenbridge | 15.4 km | 0.6 |
| Swanley | 9.5 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |