Crap Towns / Waltham Cross / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Waltham Cross?
In January 2026, 1.1% of premises in Waltham Cross couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 2.2 times the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 4 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 83.3% of premises, 11% lower than the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 4 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 61 | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 4,704 | 83.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Chigwell | 10.9 km | 1.3 |
| Waltham Forest | 10.6 km | 1.2 |
| Waltham Cross | – | 1.1 |
| Enfield | 5.9 km | 1.0 |
| Loughton | 8.1 km | 0.8 |
| Potters Bar | 10.8 km | 0.7 |
| Cheshunt | 2.4 km | 0.6 |
| Epping | 9.4 km | 0.4 |
| Waltham Abbey | 2.4 km | 0.4 |
| Hoddesdon | 7.8 km | 0.3 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 8.2 km | 0.2 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |