Crap Towns / Ramsgate / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ramsgate?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Ramsgate couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 11 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 81.0% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 11 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 58 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 18,205 | 81.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 21.8 km | 2.8 |
| Canterbury | 23.7 km | 1.6 |
| Herne | 19.4 km | 1.2 |
| Margate | 4.6 km | 1.1 |
| Dover | 24.6 km | 0.9 |
| Whitstable | 26.0 km | 0.7 |
| Deal | 13.8 km | 0.5 |
| Broadstairs | 3.0 km | 0.4 |
| Ramsgate | – | 0.3 |
| Herne Bay | 18.4 km | 0.1 |
| Aylesham | 18.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |