Crap Towns / Rochester / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Rochester?
In January 2026, 1.5% of premises in Rochester couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 3.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 268 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 89.5% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 268 | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 454 | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 27,496 | 89.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 12.3 km | 3.1 |
| Tilbury | 11.9 km | 2.0 |
| Rochester | – | 1.5 |
| Gravesend | 8.6 km | 1.4 |
| Larkfield | 10.9 km | 1.2 |
| Gillingham | 7.2 km | 1.1 |
| Snodland | 7.8 km | 0.7 |
| Chatham | 4.6 km | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | 11.8 km | 0.6 |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 5.6 km | 0.3 |
| East Tilbury | 11.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |