Crap Towns / Paddock Wood / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Paddock Wood?
In January 2026, 1.8% of premises in Paddock Wood couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 24 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.3% of premises, 6% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 24 | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 75 | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,685 | 88.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pembury | 5.5 km | 3.2 |
| Staplehurst | 11.2 km | 2.8 |
| Maidstone | 13.6 km | 2.7 |
| Paddock Wood | – | 1.8 |
| Coxheath | 10.7 km | 1.8 |
| Kings Hill | 10.3 km | 1.4 |
| Larkfield | 13.9 km | 1.2 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 10.0 km | 1.2 |
| Tonbridge | 7.8 km | 0.8 |
| Southborough | 9.6 km | 0.5 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 13.3 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |