Crap Towns / St Albans / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in St Albans?
In January 2026, 0.5% of premises in St Albans couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), about the same as the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 5 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 94.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 5 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 189 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 32,500 | 94.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Redbourn | 7.5 km | 2.5 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 9.6 km | 2.1 |
| Borehamwood | 10.9 km | 1.6 |
| London Colney | 4.4 km | 1.4 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 10.3 km | 1.4 |
| Hatfield | 6.2 km | 1.2 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 9.9 km | 1.0 |
| Radlett | 7.8 km | 0.8 |
| Harpenden | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| St Albans | – | 0.5 |
| Chiswell Green | 4.4 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |