Crap Towns / Potters Bar / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Potters Bar?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Potters Bar couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 78 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,914 | 92.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Borehamwood | 7.7 km | 1.6 |
| London Colney | 8.0 km | 1.4 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 11.6 km | 1.4 |
| Hatfield | 8.1 km | 1.2 |
| Barnet | 9.3 km | 1.1 |
| Waltham Cross | 10.8 km | 1.1 |
| Enfield | 8.5 km | 1.0 |
| Radlett | 9.5 km | 0.8 |
| Potters Bar | – | 0.7 |
| Cheshunt | 9.7 km | 0.6 |
| St Albans | 11.3 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |