Crap Towns / Southborough / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Southborough?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in Southborough couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 13 couldn't even 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 | 13 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 21 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,788 | 85.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pembury | 5.0 km | 3.2 |
| Paddock Wood | 9.6 km | 1.8 |
| Kings Hill | 16.4 km | 1.4 |
| Sevenoaks | 14.2 km | 1.3 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 3.0 km | 1.2 |
| Tonbridge | 4.4 km | 0.8 |
| Otford and Kemsing | 17.8 km | 0.7 |
| Edenbridge | 14.5 km | 0.6 |
| Crowborough | 13.6 km | 0.5 |
| Southborough | – | 0.5 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 4.2 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |