Crap Towns / Stone / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Stone?
In January 2026, 9.4% of premises in Stone couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 18.8 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 183 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 78.6% of premises, 16% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 183 | 5.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 328 | 9.4% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,733 | 78.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | – | 9.4 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 7.1 km | 3.1 |
| Tilbury | 6.8 km | 2.0 |
| South Ockendon | 7.8 km | 1.8 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 4.3 km | 1.7 |
| Dartford | 2.1 km | 0.8 |
| Aveley | 6.5 km | 0.8 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 3.4 km | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | 5.1 km | 0.6 |
| Grays | 6.3 km | 0.4 |
| Swanscombe | 2.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |