Crap Towns / Sheerness / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sheerness?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Sheerness couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 2 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 85.0% of premises, 9% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 2 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 61 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,975 | 85.0% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Faversham | 16.5 km | 1.3 |
| Minster | 3.8 km | 1.3 |
| Gillingham | 14.5 km | 1.1 |
| Sheerness | – | 1.0 |
| Sittingbourne | 10.0 km | 0.8 |
| Chatham | 17.5 km | 0.7 |
| Canvey Island | 15.6 km | 0.5 |
| Great Wakering | 13.5 km | 0.5 |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 13.7 km | 0.3 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 14.0 km | 0.2 |
| Rochford | 17.2 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |