Crap Towns / Purfleet-on-Thames / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Purfleet-on-Thames?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Purfleet-on-Thames couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 10 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 71.0% of premises, 24% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 10 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 19 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 1,845 | 71.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 3.4 km | 9.4 |
| Tilbury | 7.5 km | 2.0 |
| South Ockendon | 5.0 km | 1.8 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 2.2 km | 1.7 |
| Dartford | 3.4 km | 0.8 |
| Aveley | 3.1 km | 0.8 |
| Bexley | 8.0 km | 0.7 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | – | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | 7.1 km | 0.6 |
| Grays | 5.4 km | 0.4 |
| Swanscombe | 4.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |