Crap Towns / Sawbridgeworth / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sawbridgeworth?
In January 2026, 3.1% of premises in Sawbridgeworth couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 6.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.1% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 167 | 3.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,646 | 85.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 10.5 km | 6.5 |
| Sawbridgeworth | – | 3.1 |
| Harlow | 5.2 km | 2.6 |
| Hertford | 16.1 km | 1.8 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 6.6 km | 0.7 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 10.9 km | 0.5 |
| Epping | 13.2 km | 0.4 |
| Waltham Abbey | 16.8 km | 0.4 |
| Hoddesdon | 12.3 km | 0.3 |
| Ware | 12.3 km | 0.3 |
| Great Dunmow | 16.0 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |