Crap Towns / South Merstham / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in South Merstham?
In January 2026, 0.9% of premises in South Merstham couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 6 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.3% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 6 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 39 | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,015 | 90.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 11.6 km | 2.4 |
| Oxted | 10.3 km | 1.1 |
| Sutton | 11.7 km | 1.0 |
| South Merstham | – | 0.9 |
| Caterham | 5.2 km | 0.7 |
| Warlingham | 8.3 km | 0.7 |
| Reigate | 4.5 km | 0.6 |
| Redhill | 3.7 km | 0.6 |
| Banstead | 8.0 km | 0.6 |
| Horley | 9.4 km | 0.5 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 8.3 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |