Crap Towns / Ware / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ware?
In January 2026, 0.3% of premises in Ware couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% lower than the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 92.4% 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 | 25 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 8,693 | 92.4% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Sawbridgeworth | 12.3 km | 3.1 |
| Harlow | 11.4 km | 2.6 |
| Hertford | 4.1 km | 1.8 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 11.2 km | 1.4 |
| Hatfield | 14.9 km | 1.2 |
| Waltham Cross | 13.8 km | 1.1 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 14.7 km | 0.7 |
| Cheshunt | 11.7 km | 0.6 |
| Waltham Abbey | 14.2 km | 0.4 |
| Hoddesdon | 6.2 km | 0.3 |
| Ware | – | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |