Crap Towns / Whitfield / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Whitfield?
In January 2026, 2.8% of premises in Whitfield couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 5.6 times the typical town's 0.5%. Every premises there could get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 88.3% of premises, 6% lower than 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 | 93 | 2.8% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 2,957 | 88.3% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | – | 2.8 |
| Hythe | 18.1 km | 1.7 |
| Canterbury | 20.2 km | 1.6 |
| Hawkinge | 10.4 km | 1.5 |
| Herne | 24.8 km | 1.2 |
| Dover | 3.3 km | 0.9 |
| Folkestone | 13.8 km | 0.6 |
| Deal | 9.3 km | 0.5 |
| Broadstairs | 24.8 km | 0.4 |
| Ramsgate | 21.8 km | 0.3 |
| Aylesham | 10.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |