Crap Towns / Swanley / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swanley?
In January 2026, 0.1% of premises in Swanley couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 80% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.8% of premises, 5% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 11 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,753 | 88.8% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 8.4 km | 9.4 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 10.1 km | 3.1 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 12.2 km | 1.7 |
| Bromley | 8.8 km | 1.2 |
| Dartford | 7.0 km | 0.8 |
| Otford and Kemsing | 9.5 km | 0.7 |
| Bexley | 7.2 km | 0.7 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 10.3 km | 0.7 |
| Greenwich | 11.6 km | 0.5 |
| Swanley | – | 0.1 |
| Swanscombe | 10.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |