Crap Towns / Sutton / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Sutton?
In January 2026, 1.0% of premises in Sutton couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.0 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 32 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 91.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 32 | less than 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 866 | 1.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 81,447 | 91.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 6.3 km | 2.4 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 8.1 km | 1.4 |
| Sutton | – | 1.0 |
| Wandsworth | 10.0 km | 0.8 |
| Warlingham | 10.0 km | 0.7 |
| Banstead | 4.6 km | 0.6 |
| Merton | 5.5 km | 0.4 |
| Epsom | 7.4 km | 0.4 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 6.6 km | 0.1 |
| Worcester Park and Stoneleigh | 5.4 km | 0.1 |
| Ewell | 4.9 km | less than 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |