Crap Towns / Tenterden / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Tenterden?
In January 2026, 4.3% of premises in Tenterden couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 8.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 69 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 80.5% of premises, 14% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 69 | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 188 | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 3,511 | 80.5% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 22.0 km | 12.8 |
| Tenterden | – | 4.3 |
| Staplehurst | 14.3 km | 2.8 |
| Maidstone | 24.8 km | 2.7 |
| Paddock Wood | 24.1 km | 1.8 |
| Coxheath | 21.6 km | 1.8 |
| Hythe | 26.8 km | 1.7 |
| Ashford | 14.8 km | 0.9 |
| Battle | 22.4 km | 0.7 |
| Bearsted | 23.1 km | 0.4 |
| Hastings | 24.1 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |