Crap Towns / Swanscombe / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Swanscombe?
In January 2026, every one of the 7,181 premises in Swanscombe could get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), against 0.5% that couldn't in the typical town. Gigabit broadband reached 93.6% of premises, about the same as 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 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 6,722 | 93.6% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 2.5 km | 9.4 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 6.6 km | 3.1 |
| Tilbury | 4.4 km | 2.0 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 4.0 km | 1.7 |
| Gravesend | 6.0 km | 1.4 |
| Dartford | 4.6 km | 0.8 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 4.4 km | 0.7 |
| Northfleet | 2.8 km | 0.6 |
| Grays | 4.5 km | 0.4 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 6.1 km | 0.3 |
| Swanscombe | – | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |