Crap Towns / Staplehurst / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Staplehurst?
In January 2026, 2.8% of premises in Staplehurst couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 8 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 68.5% of premises, 27% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 8 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 85 | 2.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,069 | 68.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Tenterden | 14.3 km | 4.3 |
| Pembury | 15.7 km | 3.2 |
| Staplehurst | – | 2.8 |
| Maidstone | 11.6 km | 2.7 |
| Paddock Wood | 11.2 km | 1.8 |
| Coxheath | 7.8 km | 1.8 |
| Kings Hill | 15.1 km | 1.4 |
| Larkfield | 16.3 km | 1.2 |
| Tonbridge | 19.0 km | 0.8 |
| Snodland | 19.5 km | 0.7 |
| Bearsted | 11.4 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |