Crap Towns / Pembury / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Pembury?
In January 2026, 3.2% of premises in Pembury couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 19 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 | 19 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 83 | 3.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,259 | 88.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pembury | – | 3.2 |
| Staplehurst | 15.7 km | 2.8 |
| Paddock Wood | 5.5 km | 1.8 |
| Coxheath | 16.2 km | 1.8 |
| Kings Hill | 14.7 km | 1.4 |
| Sevenoaks | 17.4 km | 1.3 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 4.6 km | 1.2 |
| Tonbridge | 6.0 km | 0.8 |
| Crowborough | 15.8 km | 0.5 |
| Southborough | 5.0 km | 0.5 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 8.0 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |