Crap Towns / Royal Tunbridge Wells / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
In January 2026, 1.2% of premises in Royal Tunbridge Wells couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.4 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 22 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 84.7% of premises, 10% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 22 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 300 | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 21,550 | 84.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pembury | 4.6 km | 3.2 |
| Paddock Wood | 10.0 km | 1.8 |
| Kings Hill | 18.3 km | 1.4 |
| Sevenoaks | 17.1 km | 1.3 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | – | 1.2 |
| Tonbridge | 7.0 km | 0.8 |
| Edenbridge | 16.3 km | 0.6 |
| Crowborough | 11.6 km | 0.5 |
| Southborough | 3.0 km | 0.5 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 3.6 km | 0.3 |
| Heathfield | 18.5 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |