Crap Towns / Rickmansworth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rickmansworth?
In January 2026, 0.4% of premises in Rickmansworth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 20% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 7 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 7 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 47 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 11,123 | 94.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bovingdon | 10.4 km | 2.3 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 7.8 km | 2.1 |
| Moor Park | 2.8 km | 1.8 |
| Gerrards Cross | 9.0 km | 1.6 |
| Little Chalfont | 7.2 km | 1.2 |
| Harrow | 9.8 km | 0.9 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 7.5 km | 0.8 |
| Bushey | 7.5 km | 0.8 |
| Rickmansworth | – | 0.4 |
| Watford | 4.2 km | 0.3 |
| Chorleywood | 3.3 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |