Crap Towns / Tonbridge / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Tonbridge?
In January 2026, 0.8% of premises in Tonbridge couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 1.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 45 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.7% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 45 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 137 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 15,111 | 92.7% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Pembury | 6.0 km | 3.2 |
| Paddock Wood | 7.8 km | 1.8 |
| Kings Hill | 12.3 km | 1.4 |
| Sevenoaks | 11.4 km | 1.3 |
| Larkfield | 16.3 km | 1.2 |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 7.0 km | 1.2 |
| Tonbridge | – | 0.8 |
| Otford and Kemsing | 14.6 km | 0.7 |
| Edenbridge | 15.4 km | 0.6 |
| Southborough | 4.4 km | 0.5 |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 8.5 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |